BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com
UPDATE: 4:42 p.m. — BSO says traffic is again moving in the area.
BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2022 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A bomb threat is actively being worked in Broward County as of 1:34 p.m. Tuesday.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office says traffic is stopped in the area of 4900 North Dixie Highway in Oakland Park. Officials released this information:
“At approximately 11:10 a.m., Broward Sheriff’s Office Oakland Park district deputies responded to a bomb threat incident at a business near the 4900 block of North Dixie Highway in Oakland Park. BSO bomb squad unit was notified and are on scene investigating this active incident.
The business has been evacuated at this time. The traffic lanes on Northeast 11th Avenue between Prospect Road and Commercial Boulevard are shut down until further notice. Motorists are asked to seek alternate routes. The investigation continues.“
There are no reports of injuries.
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