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Overcast Police: Homeless man charged with NUMC bomb hoax
Hospital searched after bogus phone call, police say
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Victor Perez, 48, a homeless man from Westbury, was arrested on Thursday after police say he made a terroristic threat on the Nassau University Medical Center
Courtesy of Nassau County Police
A homeless man from Westbury was arrested on Wednesday after police say he called the Nassau University Medical Center and stated there was a bomb in the hospital.
According to Nassau County Police, the NUMC received the call, which was anonymous, from a Westbury pay phone at 11:43 p.m. on Tuesday.
The call prompted police to conduct a search of the hospital, both inside and outside, with no findings.
A police investigation led authorities to Victor Perez, 48, who was arrested without incident, police say.
Perez is charged with making a terroristic threat and was scheduled for arraignment Thursday in First District Court in Hempstead.
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