Sept. 12, 2001 – As residents across the territory watched the World Trade Center and Pentagon carnage unfold on television Tuesday, bomb threats on St. Thomas and St. John added to the concerns of local safety and security forces.
An employee at a Scotia Bank office on St. Thomas received a call at 1:12 p.m. Tuesday saying there was a bomb in the building, according to Deputy Police Chief Theodore Carty. Police evacuated the building but found no bomb, he said.
Calls to police and Scotia Bank to find out which branch received the call were not returned.
On St. John, students at Guy Benjamin School were evacuated after an employee received a bomb threat at 1:19 p.m. Again, police found no bomb.
Carty noted that making crank calls in a serious charge, particularly during a time of heightened security such as the current one. He asked residents to call 911 if they have any information on who may have placed the calls.
