Man Threatens To Bomb Suffolk PetSmart, Gets Arrested: Police

COMMACK, NY — A man was arrested Monday night after threatening to bomb a Commack pet store, Suffolk police said.

A man working at PetSmart, at 2160 Jericho Turnpike, took a phone call around 1:30 p.m. from an unknown man who threatened to bomb the business, police said.

The phone number of the caller belonged to Peri K. Henschel, 33, of Setauket, a former PetSmart employee, police said. Henschel was arrested at 7:50 p.m. and charged with making a terroristic threat (bomb threat) and second-degree aggravated harassment. He was held overnight and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Tuesday.