Bomb threat briefly closes train station
A bomb threat led to the closure of the Niagara Falls Train Station for a brief time Thursday afternoon. About 2:35 p.m. Thursday, Falls police wer...
A bomb threat led to the closure of the Niagara Falls Train Station for a brief time Thursday afternoon. About 2:35 p.m. Thursday, Falls police were called to the Amtrak station after a caller reported seeing wires and a red light coming from a "device" in one of the restrooms. The train station was evacuated by officers but after an investigation, police say the "device" was likely a backpack that had a charging cord hanging out of it. The backpack belonged a juvenile who was in the restroom. It appears the 911 caller, who could not be reached on a return call, mistook the backpack as an explosive device.