Authorities said a suspect called for threats to call Huntington Hospital, who temporarily blocked the Pasadena facility on Friday afternoon.
Pasadena City spokesman Lisa Derderian said after leaving the building, a man in the emergency room called the threat after threatening. She said the facility was locked and the upcoming ambulance traffic was transferred to other hospitals.
Spokesman Dorey Huston said the hospital resumed normal surgery around 6:30 p.m.
Hospital staff received a text message at 5:41 pm: “Huntington Hospital received a code silver threat by phone. Locked facilities, but no shelter is required.”
Code Silver is the hospital code for someone using a weapon, active shooter or hostage situation. Hospital Association. Southern California.
According to a copy of the news reviewed by The New York Times, employees received a “full clear” alert shortly before 7:30 p.m.
Deldrian said the Pasadena Police Department detained the suspect at about 6:30 p.m. There is no immediate information about what he may be charged.
The incident followed two “swing” calls for high heels prompted Southern California to respond to major law enforcement.
Swing occurs when a specific location reports a false crime or emergency situation at a specific location to cause a positive law enforcement response from the SWAT team.
Dozens of armed representatives flocked to Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital A caller told officials he was planning to “shoot” San Bernardino County medical facility.
Then on Thursday night, students were warned to receive one at the Claremont Police Department, after receiving a shelter at the five undergraduate colleges in the Claremont Consortium. Call the warning gunman On the campus of Claremont McKenna College.
Neither the Loma Linda Hospital nor Claremont McKenna’s phone calls were considered a credible threat, nor did any incidents know if they were related.
