NCIS investigating possible bomb at Navy Base San Diego

NCIS and local authorities are responding to bomb threat at Navy Base San Diego.  According to official reports, the bomb threat was in a porta potty this morning on Pier 7.

Military bomb sniffing dogs and NCIS responded to the scene, securing piers 6, 7 and eight.  This is the fourth threat on U.S. Navy facilities in San Diego this month and the third on this exact spot – a portable toilet at Pier 7, according to NBC.

Report of Bomb threat found in porta potty this morning on Pier 7 @ Naval Base San Diego. Please stay clear of area until further notice.

— Naval Base San Diego (@NavBaseSD) May 17, 2016

At 11:00 AM PT officials reported that the road near Pier 7 was open, but it is not clear if the threat has been discredited or eliminated.

The road near Pier 7 is now open. — Naval Base San Diego (@NavBaseSD) May 17, 2016

The other three incidents occurred on May 1st, 2nd and the 11th. Seventeen other bomb threats have occurred at Naval Base San Diego, BAE Shipyards and NASSCO, since November.

The way the threat is made is always the same; a handwritten threat on the wall of a ship or written on the wall inside a portable toilet on a pier, according to NBC.

According to the U.S. Navy, the other threats occurred as follows:
• Nov. 6, 2015: a threat written inside a portable toilet on a ship at NASSCO
• Nov. 16, 2015: a threat written inside a portable toilet on Pier 13 at Naval Base San Diego
• Nov. 23, 2015: a threat written inside portable toilet on a pier at BAE Systems Ship Repair
• Dec. 9, 2015: a threat written on wall inside a portable toilet at BAE Systems Ship Repair
• Dec. 11, 2015: a threat written inside a stairway on a ship at BAE Systems Ship Repair
• Dec. 15, 2015: a threat written on the wall of a bathroom stall on a ship at BAE Systems Ship Repair
• Jan. 19, 2016: a threat written in a portable toilet at Pier 6 at Naval Base San Diego
• Feb. 4, 2016: a threat written on a wall inside a ship at BAE Systems Ship Repair
• Feb. 9, 2016: a threat written on a wall and desk of a ship at BAE Systems Ship Repair
• Feb. 17, 2016: a threat written on a portable toilet at Pier 5 at Naval Base San Diego
• Feb. 22, 2016: a threat written on a wall inside a ship at BAE Systems Ship Repair
• April 7, 2016: a threat written in a portable toilet at Pier 7 at Naval Base San Diego
• April 12, 2016: a threat written in a portable toilet at Pier 7 at Naval Base San Diego

An award of $10,000 – double the original offer – is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and prosecution of the person or persons responsible.

Anyone with information can call NCIS at (619) 556-1364.

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