Press Release from East Haven Police Department

On April 4, at approximately 4:16 p.m., the New Haven Police Department contacted the East Haven Public Safety Dispatch Center to advise that they had received an email from an unidentified sender claiming that a bomb was planted at the Planet Fitness located at 836 Foxon Road in East Haven. Planet Fitness, surrounding businesses, and houses were evacuated until the New Haven Police bomb squad arrived to sweep the building. It was determined that the threat was unfounded.

This incident marked the second time in two weeks that the East Haven Planet Fitness and other buildings in the area were evacuated because of bomb threats.

Detectives from the East Haven Police Department (EHPD) will be working with state and federal officials to determine the source of the threats.

These incidents remain under investigation, and the EHPD is asking anyone with information regarding the identity of the person(s) responsible for the threats to contact detectives at 203-468-3820.