9 Royal Oak Churches Receive Bomb Threats

ROYAL OAK, MI — Nine different churches in Royal Oak received bomb threats Friday afternoon in roughly a 90-minute timespan, police said.

Between 12:28 p.m. and 2:53 p.m. Oct. 4, nine separate churches in the city reported receiving the threats through email and each immediately contacted police.

Police said officers and detectives from Royal Oak, along with members of the FBI, immediately began an investigation. The investigation led to the arrest of a 33-year-old Royal Oak resident.

Below is a list of churches that received the threats:

• First Congregational Church 1314 Northwood
• St. Mary’s Catholic Church 730 S. Lafayette
• Calvary Christian Church 2203 E. Eleven Mile
• Unity of Royal Oak 2500 Crooks
• Central Oaks Church 2005 Rochester
• Royal Oak First Methodist Church 320 W. Seventh
• Woodside Bible Church 3620 Rochester
• Starr Presbyterian Church 1717 W. Thirteen Mile
• St. John Episcopal Church 26998 Woodward

Royal Oak Detectives are continuing to work on the investigation, they said.