North 麻豆传媒映画RCMP members on the scene at ICBC鈥檚 head office Tuesday afternoon following a bomb threat. The threat turned out to be a hoax. Photo by Paul McGrath/North Shore News
ICBC鈥檚 head office in North 麻豆传媒映画was the subject of a bomb threat Tuesday afternoon.
Someone called the office and made the threat around 4 p.m., just as employees were going home for the day, according to Sgt. Peter DeVries, North 麻豆传媒映画RCMP spokesman.
鈥淲e ... sent our police dog in to search,鈥� DeVries said. 鈥淭here is no threat to public safety. We determined it was a hoax. We did a search and made sure the building was safe before we let everyone back in. We took the appropriate precautions.鈥�
DeVries could not say whether the caller gave an ultimatum or just wanted to make trouble. Police did trace the phone number and found the call came from Europe.
The whole process took more than two hours.
ICBC issued a statement on Wednesday.
鈥淵esterday afternoon, we were alerted to a possible safety concern. Our corporate security team worked with the RCMP as they conducted their investigation, which determined that there was no risk to our employees or property,鈥� it read. 鈥淚CBC is committed to the safety and security of our employees and customers.鈥�
