Comerica Park Bomb Threat, 3rd in a Week Against Detroit Landmarks
It’s quite possible the home fans at Comerica Park would have welcomed calls to evacuate the stadium Tuesday night, what with the Detroit Tigers trailing the Los Angeles Angels by seven runs in the second inning.
None of the nearly 34,000 folks in attendance, however, were told about the bomb threat phoned in to a 911 operator about an hour into the Angels’ 13-0 victory.
The park was reportedly searched, but nothing was found and the event continued without a hint of possible interruption. Not even the press box was alerted, said Detroit Free Press sports columnist Drew Sharp:
“You can’t blame the Tigers. There was nothing explosive about their offense.”
Hey-oh!
But why not evacuate Comerica, just to be sure? Probably because it was the third bomb threat made to a Detroit landmark in less than a week; the Ambassador Bridge was shut down for five hours on Monday, and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel was temporarily closed this past Thursday. No bombs were found either place, but a lot of people were inconvenienced. Police must have figured that the Comerica threat was empty, either because it came from a copycat or from the same “bomber” who never planted anything on the tunnel or bridge.