Crime & Safety
Walmart Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation: Aurora Police
The store was evacuated around noon Thursday as Aurora police searched and cleared the building.
AURORA, IL — A bomb threat forced an evacuation around noon Thursday at the Walmart in Aurora, according to police.
The Aurora Police Department urged residents to avoid the store in the 2900 block of Kirk Road in a Facebook post around 12:10 p.m. Thursday. The store was evacuated as Aurora police searched the building.
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The store was cleared by 12:30 p.m., police said.
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