MEDFORD, MASS. (WHDH) - Police in Medford are investigating after officials say a local business was targeted with a bomb threat, prompting authorities to evacuate the area.
The police department said it first responded around 8:50 a.m. on Wednesday after receiving a 911 call from a business on Mystic Avenue.
According to a post on Medford PD’s Twitter account, staff at a business at 209 Mystic Ave. had “received a threat to put money in a bag or face a bomb threat.”
Police responded by evacuating nearby businesses and the surrounding area while a Massachusetts State Police bomb squad was called in to clear the building.
No threats were found during the investigation, which officials say is ongoing.
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