The Bellevue Police Department first reported the threats concerning the Kroger locations in Newport and Bellevue in a Facebook post just before 11 a.m. Two other Kroger stores in Northern Kentucky were evacuated Saturday morning after they received bomb threats, police said. Middletown Fire Department and Prospect Police responded to the scene.
We are working closely with local law enforcement and the FBI to investigate similar threats that have taken place around the country at many retail stores," Sharp said.Ī Courier-Journal reporter at the scene learned that employees and customers were asked to leave the Prospect store on Saturday afternoon. The safety and well-being of our associates and customers are our top priority. "We can confirm suspicious activity at several Kroger locations. Jessica Sharp, a Kroger spokesperson, confirmed the suspicious activity earlier as other Kroger stores received bomb threats as well. He said the store was reopened after being closed for 90 minutes. He said police did not find anything on the shelves, but found a backpack "in a location that they thought at the time was odd."Īfter the Louisville Metro Police bomb task force responded to the scene, they determined it was safe and that it belonged to an employee, Sherrard said. The manager of the store received a call from a man saying he had left a backpack with a bomb in one of the shelves and he would detonate it if he was not paid, Prospect Police Chief Jeff Sherrard said. Kroger store in Prospect has been cleared after a bomb threat was called in on Saturday afternoon, Prospect Police said.
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