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Police: Bomb threat forces evacuation of Stratford Walmart

Police say a man called in the threat and said a bomb would go off at 2:45 p.m.

Rose Shannon

Oct 22, 2023, 7:11 AM

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A bomb threat forced the evacuation of the Walmart in Stratford on Saturday.

It happened just after 2 p.m.

Police say a man called in the threat and said a bomb would go off at 2:45 p.m.

No bomb was ever found.

Employees got the man's phone number from caller ID and gave it to police.

Police called the man, who confirmed he made the threat.

Using his phone number, police were able to identify him as a suspect.

No arrests have been made.

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