Photo: Bomb threat at Walmart
By Dispatch Staff Report July 8, 2014
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From left, Walmart employees Vicki Reed, Misty Johnson and Jennifer Baker wait outside the Columbus Walmart Monday morning after a bomb threat was called in to local law enforcement. According to Columbus Police Department Investigations Commander Brett Swan, Walmart received a bomb threat via a phone call at approximately 9:30 Monday morning. Law enforcement responded to the scene as well as a military working dog from Columbus Air Force Base. After a thorough search of the building, the threat was cleared. Employees were allowed to return inside around 2:30 p.m. The store opened for business approximately one hour later, Swan said. The incident is under investigation. Photo by: Zach Odom/Dispatch Staff
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