Day/date: Tuesday, April 22, 1986
TERRORIST TYPE THREATS TO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AREAS
CASE INCIDENT # 14,457 (USPP)
DATE: Tuesday, April 22, 1986
LOCATION: Washington, D.C. Metro Area
TIME RECEIVED: 9:05 AM
RECEIVED BY: Officer R.C. Meeks at U.S. Park Police Communications
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT;
An unidentified male sounding subject called U.S. Park Police
Communications on one of their recorded emergency lines. The
caller stated "We blow up all mother f***ing monuments pretty
soon." The caller then hung up. Personnel were dispatched along
with bomb detection dogs to the following locations:
Jefferson Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Visitors were evacuated from each of the above mentioned areas
until a thorough search was made and it was determined that the
area was safe.
All areas were re-opened to visitors as of 10:24 AM
Robert F. Zager