Another Kroger location, this one near University of Cincinnati’s campus, received a bomb threat around 4 p.m. on June 14.
UC Police swept the store and surrounding West Corry Street area for about an hour after employees and customers were evacuated from the store. No threats of explosives were found, but Kroger released a statement about how “disheartened” the grocer is by the recent wave of threats.
“We are disheartened by the continued violent threats against our customers and associates,” a Kroger spokesperson told CityBeat. “One of our core values is safety and we remain committed to protecting our customers and associates from injury with a safe and secure workplace and shopping environment. Our stores are safe. We are grateful to our law enforcement partners at the local, state and federal level for their swift action to investigate these threats that have taken place not only at our stores, but at many retailers across the country. As this continues to be active investigation, we refer all questions to local law enforcement.”
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MAP: These Are The 6 Kroger Stores Targeted with Bomb Threats Over the Weekend
The mega-grocer, which is headquartered in Cincinnati, received bomb threats at six stores around Cincinnati and northern Kentucky on June 10 and 11, prompting evacuations of customers and employees:
- Oakley
- Newport
- Bellevue
- Erlanger
- Cold Spring
- North College Hill
The threats were all determined to be false alarms. Kroger said it’s working with the FBI to investigate similar threats at Kroger stores in other parts of the country, including an April threat at a Kroger in West Virginia.
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This article appears in Jun 14-27, 2023.