Menacing umbrella handle closes pub
Amanda Thomas, WG'07
Issue date: 9/25/06 Section: News
Those who arrived late to pub this past Friday were treated to an unexpected surprise - rather than a room of hot, densely packed MBAs sipping the marketing club's margaritas and swarming around each batch of fresh Papa John's pizza, they found closed doors, an evacuated building, and a swarm of police cars and yellow tape.
The short explanation was that a bomb threat in one of the buildings across the street closed down pub. The longer explanation involves a mysterious note, a canine unit, and the Philadelphia Police Bomb Squad.
According to the SEPTA police, at around 7:00 pm, a threatening note was found posted on a pillar in the trolley station at 37th and Woodland Walk. The Philadelphia police were notified, the lower quad and MBA pub were evacuated, Spruce Street was closed, and SEPTA's canine unit was brought in.
An investigation by a member of the canine unit turned up a suspicious smelling item - the handle of an umbrella. The name of the dog on duty was not available to the press. However, further investigation by the Philadelphia Bomb Squad revealed that the bomb threat was a false alarm.
Spruce Street was reopened, but no such luck for pub. When the pizza man arrived with the last delivery of close to 40 pizzas, he found only a few lingering MBAs and members of the Aramark staff. Fear not - the pizzas didn't go to waste, as those unlucky enough to be working at Huntsman at 8:30 PM on a Thursday, but lucky enough to receive a surprise delivery can testify.
The short explanation was that a bomb threat in one of the buildings across the street closed down pub. The longer explanation involves a mysterious note, a canine unit, and the Philadelphia Police Bomb Squad.
According to the SEPTA police, at around 7:00 pm, a threatening note was found posted on a pillar in the trolley station at 37th and Woodland Walk. The Philadelphia police were notified, the lower quad and MBA pub were evacuated, Spruce Street was closed, and SEPTA's canine unit was brought in.
An investigation by a member of the canine unit turned up a suspicious smelling item - the handle of an umbrella. The name of the dog on duty was not available to the press. However, further investigation by the Philadelphia Bomb Squad revealed that the bomb threat was a false alarm.
Spruce Street was reopened, but no such luck for pub. When the pizza man arrived with the last delivery of close to 40 pizzas, he found only a few lingering MBAs and members of the Aramark staff. Fear not - the pizzas didn't go to waste, as those unlucky enough to be working at Huntsman at 8:30 PM on a Thursday, but lucky enough to receive a surprise delivery can testify.
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