Overview
- Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office is investigating a string of bomb threats that targeted Dadeland Mall, Dolphin Mall, Baptist Hospital of Miami, and a Metrorail station, with each site cleared after security sweeps.
- Deputies issued an all-clear at Dadeland Mall following a sweep and reported no injuries at the shopping center.
- Baptist Hospital underwent two separate security sweeps within 24 hours after repeated threats, according to deputies.
- Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Sweetwater Police joined the Sheriff’s Office in responses that prompted evacuations and temporary closures at busy shopping and transit hubs.
- The Sheriff’s Office warned that making false threats is a crime that diverts crews from real emergencies and said it will pursue charges against those responsible.