Suspect Sought in Saturday Bomb Threat Police ask for help finding man caught on Comm Ave surveillance camera

Boston Police are seeking to identify the person of interest pictured here in relation to a suspicious package found at the Goodwill Store at 965 Comm Ave late Saturday afternoon. Photo courtesy of Boston University Police Department

Boston University Police and Boston Police cordoned off the westbound side of the 900 block of Commonwealth Avenue late Saturday afternoon, diverting traffic into Brookline, and the MBTA temporarily suspended service on the Green Line B branch after a man told clerks at the Goodwill Store at 965 Comm Ave that a suitcase he was carrying contained a bomb. The man left the suitcase behind when he left the store.

BU sent a university alert at 4:48 p.m. advising all members of the BU community to stay away from the area. Police reopened the area at 6:09 p.m. after a police bomb squad searched the area and found no explosives.

Boston Police said in a Facebook post Saturday evening that they are looking for the person who left the suspicious package at the Goodwill Store. He is described as a black male between 20 and 30 years old, 5’8’’ to 5’10”, with short black hair and a thin build and wearing a light pink T-shirt, white knee-length shorts, and light brown casual shoes with white soles.

Boston Police ask anyone with information to call the Area D-14 station at 617-343-4260. Community members wanting to assist the investigation anonymously can call the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS or text the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).