Bomb threat investigated at Peconic Bay Medical Center

Peconic Bay Medical Center went into a brief lockdown Wednesday after an anonymous male caller phoned in a bomb threat, prompting a search by Riverhead Town police that turned up no explosive devices, hospital officials and police said.

Hospital administration received the threat through the hospital operator and immediately contacted law enforcement, initiating an emergency lockdown under the facility’s active alert protocol, according to a statement from hospital President Amy Loeb. Visitors were barred from entering or leaving the building at 1 Heroes Way while officers conducted the search.

The call was reported at 11:18 a.m., according to Riverhead Town Police. Patrol units searched the hospital’s exterior but found no signs of suspicious activity, explosive devices, or bomb-making materials. The department’s detective division responded to the scene and opened a further investigation, which remains ongoing.

Police concluded there was no credible threat, and the lockdown lifted shortly after they issued an all-clear, Loeb said. Patient care and hospital operations continued without interruption throughout the investigation.

“We are grateful to the Riverhead Police Department for its thoroughness and greatly value our ongoing partnership to protect the community,” Loeb said in the statement.

Anyone with information related to the threat is asked to call the Riverhead Town Police Department at 631.727.4500. Tips can also be directed to the department’s Crime Hotline at 631.727.3333.

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