Emergency crews were called to Harbor Graphics on Urbandale Drive in Benton Harbor three consecutive days. Police learned a new employee was reportedly making the threats. (Photo Courtesy of MARK PARREN) |
BENTON HARBOR—
A three-week employee of Harbor Graphics remains in the Berrien County Jail on $5,000 bond and facing preliminary charges of extortion and false reporting.
After the first of three bomb threats to Harbor Graphics on consecutive days, police worked to trace the source of the phone calls. Using information from several phone companies, police found the cell phone calls were made within the Harbor Graphics building at 375 Urbandale Drive.
After the third phoned-in bomb threat on Friday, Benton Charter Township Police arrested 23-year-old Rebeca Pletz.
Pletz admitted to police she made acted alone in making the bomb threats and there never was a bomb placed in or at the company. She did not reveal why she made repeated threats.
Police revealed Pletz worked for the last three weeks at Harbor Graphics.
A Benton Charter Township Police news release gave these details:
- 1:30 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 22), a caller notified Scope Temporary Services a bomb at Harbor Graphics would detonate at 2 p.m. Police searched the plant and found no bomb.
- 9:30 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 23), Scope Temporary Services received a call indicating a bomb would detonate at Harbor Graphics and employees would be shot as they exited the building. Again the building was searched and no bomb was found. The company was placed on lock-down to protect its employees.
- Scope Temporary Services received several bomb threat calls on Friday (Feb. 24) regarding Harbor Graphics. Specifically, the caller said a bomb was being delivered via UPS. Again, no bomb was found.
