NYPD seeks woman accused of threatening to ‘blow up’ Queens business

Police are searching for a woman who they claim made threats to blow up a Queens warehouse business.

Vernice Brown, 26, was suspected of calling the Propper Manufacturing Company at 36-04 Skillman Ave. in Long Island City on Thursday, May 19,and telling a female employee that she was going to blow up the building, police reported.

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After the phone call, Brown also allegedly sent an email with the same threat, police added.

Anyone with information about Brown should call the NYPD Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA. The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.