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According to the Ocean County Prosecutors Office, on September 11, 2023, at around 8:50 a.m., the Seaside Heights Police Department received four calls reporting that two explosives were concealed at establishments on the Seaside Heights boardwalk. The callers also claimed to have operatives positioned on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights who were armed.
The Seaside Heights boardwalk was temporarily evacuated as law enforcement assessed the credibility of the threats, and utilized K-9’s to perform bomb searches.
An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Arson Squad, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Homeland Security Squad, Seaside Heights Police Department, Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, Ocean County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit, and Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, determined that the threats were not legitimate.
At approximately 10:30 a.m., the boardwalk was reopened.
Our current understanding indicates that these threats are swatting incidents. Prosecutor Billhimer said, "We will keep looking into this occurrence with our local, state, and federal law enforcement colleagues.
