Crime & Safety
Beach In Brigantine Reopens: Police
The Fourth of July weekend bomb threat caused a mass evacuation from the beach, according to reports.
BRIGANTINE, NJ — A beach has reopened after a bomb threat in Brigantine, according to police. Evacuations were underway at Cove beach.
One outlet reported the threat came in the form of a note with one of the permit checkers. "When they came into work there was a note there and it said there was a bomb on the beach," Mayor Andy Simpson told the Press of Atlantic City.
The Press reported Simpson as estimating between 500 to 1,000 people could have been on the beach at the time of the evacuation, as the island allows for up to 300 to 400 vehicles at a time.
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Twitter user @PhotogLori, a photographer with nj.com, tweeted around 11 a.m. that officials on the scene confirmed there was a bomb threat.
It’s been confirmed by officials on the scene, the Cove beach in Brigantine has been cleared due to a bomb threat. All vehicles and people have been evacuated. K-9 on its way. pic.twitter.com/mZfB0RgYhe
— Lori M. Nichols (@PhotogLori) July 6, 2019
Twitter user @DeniseNakanoTV tweeted a video showing a line of cars evacuating.
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Mass exodus from the Cove in Brigantine. Highly unusual sight on a beautiful Saturday. pic.twitter.com/hY5ZbI0WPY
— Denise Nakano (@DeniseNakanoTV) July 6, 2019
The Press of Atlantic City reported Mayor Simpson as saying he hopes it's just a hoax.
Patch has not independently verified the threat. A Brigantine police operator told Patch they weren't confirming anything and that most of the department personnel were out of the building.
Patch will update this article as more information becomes available.
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