[MilCom] Willow Grove Airshow

[Ben Russell]

> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 06:32:17 -0400 (EDT)
> From: <domyers at voicenet.com>
> Subject: RE: [MilCom] Willow Grove Airshow
> 
> > Does anyone have any details of what the 'security issue' was that caused
> > the base lockdown around 6:30-7:30 PM?  Lots of security folks scrambling
> > and EMS and FD on standby at the scene.  Discussions about evacuations were
> > also taking place.
> 
> We heard 3 rumors:
> 1) At the time it was going on- 2 bombs on base.
> 2) On Saturday we heard a man was in the crowd with a gun.
> 3) On Sunday we heard a child had brought a cap gun w/caps, with him/her, and
> the dogs 
> picked up on it.
> 
> I tend to be believe the third.  Security seemed to be OK on Saturday and
> Sunday.  I 
> think it were one of the first two- security would have been very tightfor
> the rest of 
> the weekend.
> Dan
> Horsham, Pa


Rumor confirmed.  I know I saw this question on other lists, but I don't
remember what they were.  Anyway, this is from the PEMA Daily Incident Report:

May 28, 2005

This report covers the period 8:00 a.m., May 27, 2005 through 8:00 a.m., May
28, 2005 and contains the following events:

K. Bomb Threat

(Montgomery County, 6:59 p.m., 5/27/05)  A bomb scare closed Willow Grove
Reserve Air Station in Horsahm Township.  Department of Defense Bomb Team dogs
alerted on a cap gun containing gun powder; no bomb was found.  

The incident was terminated at 8:05 p.m. 

Notifications:  Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, FBI, Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Offices of the Attorney General and Homeland
Security, Southeast Terrorism Task Force, State Police and PEMA Eastern Area
Office


Ben R. - Norristown, PA
Jefferson Fire Company - http://www.jeffersonfireco.com
Montco Hazmat 911 -  http://www.lfc56.com


		
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