Suspect reportedly botches threat to blow up Hollywood sign with phone call blunder

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Suspect reportedly botches threat to blow up Hollywood sign with phone call blunder
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A suspect reportedly threatened to blow up the iconic Hollywood sign in Los Angeles with pipe bombs on Sunday but mistakenly called in the threat to a police station in Florida.

to advertise for local real estate development, was replaced with a sturdier steel structure in 1978 after achieving fame as a symbol of show business.

Hollywood, Florida, lies on the coast between Fort Lauderdale and Miami, and was named after the showbiz town in California. The landmark is not accessible to the public, though visitors can visit the surrounding Griffith Park. It remains under 24/7 video surveillance with the help of the Hollywood Sign Trust, a nonprofit that has taken measures to improve security after the sign was

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