Automated bomb threats cause evacuations at Wal-Marts in Maine

Source: Portland Press Herald

State and local police investigated numerous automated bomb threats Saturday night that caused evacuations at Wal-Mart stores across Maine, similar to threats reported in several other states in recent days.

No bombs were found.

In Scarborough, police received a “generic voice-automated bomb threat” at 7:49 p.m. for the store on Gallery Boulevard, Sgt. Mary Pearson said in a news release.

After the store was evacuated, “police provided support for the Wal-Mart management and remained on scene until it was deemed safe to allow customers and associates back into the store,” Pearson said. Police started clearing the scene at 9:15 p.m., a dispatcher said. Some customers lingered in the parking lot afterward as employees were seen returning to the store.

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