Update – May 12, 2017: Shortly after 7 p.m. on Wednesday (May 10), the suspect in this case turned herself in at the Peterborough County OPP detachment. Officers have arrested and charged Laura Ruth Scott, 30, of Peterborough, with criminal mischief. The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough, Ontario on June 8, 2017.
Peterborough County OPP are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a women who may have information about a bomb threat at the Chemong Region Medical Centre in Bridgenorth.
Shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday (May 8), Peterborough County OPP received a report of a bomb threat at the centre, located on Ward Street in Bridgenorth in the Township of Selwyn.
Officers evacuated the building and surrounding area and closed part of Ward Street. An extensive search by police of the building and surrounding area revealed no bomb or suspicious package or any danger to the public.
Investigators with the Peterborough County OPP Crime Unit discovered the threat originated at a pay phone at the intersection of Parkhill Road and George Street in the City of Peterborough.
Still photographs captured by nearby video surveillance portray an early model black Hyundai Santa Fe and a female with blonde hair and dark roots.
Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the vehicle or the female depicted in the photographs. This female may have key information in relation to the ongoing investigation.
If you have any information in regards to this crime, please contact Detective Constable Trevor McLaughlin at the Peterborough County OPP at 705-742-0401 the Provincial Communication Centre at 888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
