MAINEVILLE, Ohio — An explosives-detecting K-9 officer was brought to a Maineville Kroger on Wednesday due to a bomb threat, Hamilton Township police said.
Police alerted the public around 10:40 a.m. that a Kroger on State Route 48 was evacuated for a "suspicious situation."
We are currently investigating a suspicious situation at Kroger on SR 48. As a precaution, the store has been evacuated. We expect the store to return to normal operations shortly.
— HamiltonTwpPD (@HamiltonTwpPD) April 19, 2023
At 11:15 a.m., police said the situation had been resolved and the Kroger had returned to normal business operations.
After the situation was resolved, police said that an anonymous call was made to the Kroger saying an explosive device was placed in the building.
A K-9 was summoned to the store, and police said after a sweep of both inside and outside, no devices were located.
An explosives detecting K9 was immediately summoned to the store and conducted a sweep of the interior and exterior of the building.
— HamiltonTwpPD (@HamiltonTwpPD) April 19, 2023
No devices were located and Kroger has resumed normal business operations.
Police have yet to say if they have any leads into who could have made the phone call.
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