Another threat evacuates Coal Twp. Walmart
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Law enforcement officers, including a K-9, enter the Walmart near Kulpmont Saturday night.
COAL TWP., Northumberland County – For the second day in a row, police converged on the Walmart near Kulpmont after a threat was received.
The store on Route 61 between Kulpmont and Shamokin was evacuated around 9:30pm.
A K-9 unit from Geisinger Health System’s security division responded and swept the entirety of the store for explosive devices, of which none were found.
Emergency services were clear of the scene by 11:00pm.
Responding Saturday were police officers from Coal Township, Kulpmont, and Shamokin city, along with fire police.
The threat comes one day after a similar threat was made earlier in the afternoon.
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