A bank robber threatens a teller with what appears to be an explosive device, takes the money, and leaves a suspicious bag behind.
In this Mic’d In New Haven highlight, an NYPD Emergency Service officer named Otero discovers the bag and makes an extraordinary decision: move the suspected device into a stairwell, where a potential explosion might be contained.
The NYPD Bomb Squad responds, prepared for the worst.
The device ultimately turns out not to be a real bomb — but nobody knew that at the time.
A remarkable firsthand story of danger, quick thinking, and the unpredictable nature of emergency response.
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