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Bomb threats made in Lewisville
Police say no reports received in The Colony
CHRIS ROARK
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ment investigated a threat threat was cleared his depart- Capt. Dan Rochelle of the size, it is not able to destroy
that was received at a salon ment started hearing about Lewisville Police Department the building structure, but if
in the 1400 block of N. Corinth more threats across North said there were two threats re- it explodes you will get many
Law enforcement officials St. Texas and the country, ported in the city. One was at wounded people,” the letter
said Thursday’s bomb threats “There wasalot of effort on Gregg said with the threats a landscaping company in the states in part.
that cities across North Texas the part of the police depart- apparently coming from over- 2500 block of King Arthur in It states a recruited person
and the country received were ment, fire department and a seas that will make the inves- Castle Hills, and the other one will monitor the area and will
likely made from overseas. couple of other agencies," said tigation more difficult. He said was at the Crest Manor Apart- power the bomb if any strange
Corinth, Frisco and Lew- Lt. Jimmie Gregg of Corinth the FBI is leading the investi- ments on Round Grove Road, activity, panic or emergency
isville were some of several PD. “We also got help from gation at this point. Officials said there have takes place.
North Texas cities that re- Lake Dallas police and North Officer Radd Rotello of the been no credible threats dis- Officers said despite the
ceived bomb threats Thursday. Central Texas College police.” Frisco Police Department said covered. threats not being credible
Sgt. David Fitzpatrick of The Gregg said officials evacu- Frisco received three of the
Colony Police Department ated the strip center quickly,
said there were no reports of “Our main objective was to
emails.
The website DFW Scanner they encourage residents to
posted an image of an email pay attention to their sur-
“None of them sound cred- that has been circulating roundings.
a threat made in The Colony, make sure everyone was safe,” ible,” Rotello said. “But we’re to various cities. The letter “As always, we encourage
The threats came in the Gregg said. “We take all of investigating them as they states there is a small bomb the public to continue to be
form of an email in which the these seriously, and if it hap- come in. We started getting made of Tetryl in the recipi- vigilant and if you see some-
sender demanded $20,000 in pened again today we would them, and then we saw that ents’ business. thing, say something,” stated
Bitcoin payment.
The Corinth Police Depart-
react the same way/
Gregg said as soon as the country.’’
this was going on around the
“It can be hidden any- a release from the Corinth Po-
where because of its small lice Department.
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