Fort Lauderdale

Man Said He Had Grenade, Threatened Shooting at Fort Lauderdale Police Headquarters

Fort Lauderdale Police officials said they received a call around 1:30 p.m. from a man who said he was in the parking lot of the headquarters at 1300 W. Broward Boulevard with a grenade

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Authorities are investigating a threat made at Fort Lauderdale Police headquarters Thursday afternoon.

Fort Lauderdale Police officials said they received a call around 1:30 p.m. from a man who said he was in the parking lot of the headquarters at 1300 W. Broward Boulevard with a grenade.

The man also said he wanted to shoot a police officer, officials said.

Footage showed a police dog searching the parking lot and officers in tactical gear.

After a thorough check of the headquarters, the threat was determined to be unfounded and operations returned to normal, officials said.

Officials said they hadn't located a suspect but a thorough investigation was underway.

No other information was immediately known.

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