Wick Shopping Plaza Received Bomb Threats, Edison Police Deem Them Not Credible

EDISON, NJ - Edison Police have responded to a bomb threat at the Wick Shopping Plaza, located at 561 on US Route1, according to Mayor Sam Joshi. Authorities have deemed the threat not credible.

Joshi notified the community on Facebook on Thursday at 12:12 PM. He says that two K-9 units and two detective units had responded to the scene. Police are taking all necessary precautions to ensure safety, according to Joshi.

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Police Chief Thomas Bryan says the threats were sent to a publication and identified Wick Shopping Plaza as a supposed target. Bryan declined to identify the publication.

Bryan says additional shopping centers, including one in North Brunswick, were also named as supposed targets. According to Bryan, all of these locations had a Planet Fitness. None of these other threats have been deemed credible at this time.

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