Bomb threat prompts evacuation, lockdown at Cape May County Zoo

Bomb threat prompts evacuation, lockdown at Cape May County Zoo

Visitors and staff were evacuated and animals were secured after Cape May County Park & Zoo received a bomb threat.

Bomb Threat Empties Cape May County Zoo in New Jersey

A phoned-in bomb threat emptied Cape May County Park & Zoo just after 4 p.m. on Monday, triggering a full evacuation and a lockdown as officers and bomb-sniffing K-9 teams swept the zoo and surrounding parkland in Middle Township. Zoo officials secured the facility's animals while staff and visitors were moved out, and investigators did not declare the park clear until that evening. The threatening call came in to 911 shortly after 4 p.m. on Oct…