At 8:34 p.m. on Monday, New Haven police received a call from the New York Police Department’s Public Safety Answering Center, which has received a call threatening a bombing on the New Haven Green, and it turned out to be a hoax, according to police.
The call had been placed from the psychiatric ward of New York’s Belleview Hospital, according to police.
New Haven police responded, conducted a check and found nothing out of the ordinary.
The report was hoax, police said, and detectives were informed.
Police are asking people to remain observant and call police at 203-946-6316 if you see something suspicious.
