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Parkwest Bicycle Casino Reopens After Hoax Bomb Threat Evacuation

Investigators are tracing the call to identify who made the hoax.

Overview

  • Police ordered an evacuation Thursday after a high-priority call reported an armed person with an explosive just after 4 p.m.
  • Officers established a secure perimeter as SWAT teams used BearCat armored vehicles and conducted a floor-by-floor sweep of the casino and hotel.
  • Roads around the property and 710 Freeway off-ramps were closed during the response, with access restored after the site was cleared.
  • Normal operations resumed Friday once authorities declared the property safe and determined the threat was a hoax.
  • No suspect has been identified as the investigation continues, and officials have not established any link to other recent swatting reports; making such threats is a federal crime.