For Immediate Release

August 6, 2021

Suspicious Package

 

Date:  8/6/2021                 

Time:  2:29 PM

Location:  Fort Wayne International Airport, 3801 W. Ferguson Rd.

Details:

On Friday, August 6, 2021, at approximately 2:29 PM, the City of Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the Fort Wayne International Airport in reference to a suspicious bag.  The TSA had received information about a bomb threat via social media.  After further evidence was uncovered by the TSA and Airport Public Safety, they believe it was a potentially credible threat and the Fort Wayne Police Department was asked for mutual aid.

The airport was shut down and Fort Wayne Police Department provided Officers to secure the perimeter.  Additionally from the Fort Wayne Police Department, Command Officers, the Hazardous Disposal Unit and two explosive detection Police K9s were dispatched to assist.

By approximately 4:11 PM, the Fort Wayne Police Hazardous Device Unit had screened the device and declared it was not a threat.  The Airport was subsequently reopened. The incident continues to be under investigation by the TSA, the Airport and the Fort Wayne Police Department.

Sergeant Benjamin Messick 
Public Information Officer
City of Fort Wayne Police Department