2nd threat in a week at Laguna Hills hospital found to be false

For the second time in one week, on Saturday, Jan. 1, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department determined a bomb threat at Saddleback Medical Center in Laguna Hills was false.

The Sheriff’s Department tweeted at 7:57 p.m. that a person claimed there was a bomb at the hospital. By 9:04 p.m., the bomb squad determined there was nothing suspicious, Lt. Aaron Brady said Saturday.

Brady added it was a hoax and that no patients or staff were evacuated during the search. Rather, everyone sheltered in place, he said.

@OCSheriff investigators will work to identify who called in the threat so they can be held accountable.

— OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSheriff) January 2, 2022

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The hoax comes one week after another false threat was made at the same hospital on Sunday, Dec. 26. In a post on Twitter, the Sheriff’s Department said investigators will work to identify those responsible for the calls.

Source: Orange County Register