Juvenile to Face Charges over Maine Walmart Bomb Threat Prank

Juvenile to face charges over Maine Walmart bomb threat prank

Police say the store was evacuated out of an abundance of caution. Nothing suspicious was found and officers later determined the bomb threat was a prank call.

Bomb-Threat Hoax at Walmart Adds to Growing Number of Similar Incidents

The Brewer Police Department evacuated a Walmart on Thursday after the store received a bomb threat via phone. Employees helped evacuate the building out of “an abundance of caution,” and police responded to search the store. Walmart employees worked with officers to search for a potential explosive device, but the search did not reveal any [...] The post Bomb-Threat Hoax at Walmart Adds to Growing Number of Similar Incidents appeared first on T…

Brewer Walmart evacuated after hoax bomb threat

The Brewer Walmart was evacuated Thursday evening after a so-called prankster phoned in a bomb threat. The boy, whose identity or age hasn’t been made public, called Walmart about 7:12 p.m. claiming there was a bomb in the store, according to the Brewer Police Department. Walmart workers evacuated the store, and they helped Brewer police search for any possible explosive devices but found none, police said Friday morning. The store reopened a sh…

Brewer police say bomb threat called at Walmart was a 'prank'

Brewer police investigated a report about a bomb threat at Walmart and were able to trace the call to a juvenile. Officers said the call was a prank.