Oakland County officials will be working with other local and national police agencies to investigate the string of threats against the retailer.īomb threats against Walmart were also made in other states across the nation including Texas, Virginia, Colorado, and Pennsylvania.Īccording to Oakland County officials, no explosives were found at either location in Rochester Hills on Adams Road and White Lake Township on Highland Road. The firefighters responded about 10:20 a.m.
More: HopCat opens Monday in Royal Oak, plans Livonia spot for midsummerĪ store in Canton also received a similar threat Monday, according to police. In Oak Cliffs Highland Hills Apartments, residents had smelled gas the night before a blast rocked the apartment complex and displaced hundreds. More: Man, 81, dies while ice sailing on frozen Pontiac Lake But out of an abundance of caution, explosive-detection dogs were sent to check the stores." "In other threats, they were not credible. "We've seen similar things happen in different parts of the country," said Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard in a statement. Stores in White Lake Township and Rochester Hills were evacuated and searched for explosives Monday morning following phone calls threatening to blow up the stores unless a cash ransom was delivered, according to authorities. Two stores in Oakland County and another in Wayne County received bomb threats Monday, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. Ya’ll don’t care about us," she complained.Ĭouncilman Tennell Atkins, who represents the district where the complex is, said he hopes to have information for the residents soon.Threats made against Walmart stores in the metro Detroit region may be connected to a larger effort against the retail chain, according to authorities. That’s money she believes should afford her a better lifestyle than this. Lockridge said she pays about $900 a month in rent for her apartment. Lehighton Fire Department, Lehighton, Pennsylvania. RELATED: Dallas apartment explosion residents report break-ins, items stolen from their apartments Lehighton Fire Department - Carbon County Fire. People done lost everything, for real," a tenant said. While the reporter was being escorted out, even more tenants came out to ask for an explanation. The reporter also left multiple phone messages and sent emails but did not hear back.Ī man who introduced himself as head of security asked the reporter to leave even though he had permission to be on the property from tenants. That’s why people coming at you the way they coming at you cause they’re not giving you the answers that they need," Lockridge said.įOX 4 went to the Highland Hills Apartments leasing office Sunday, but it was closed. She and her children have been staying with friends but that’s a temporary solution. But she hasn’t received any official information from management about what they’ll do for her. She said some tenants have been moved to apartments across the street and some apartments are mostly back to normal. "They expect us to come back to the hood, live like this just because we’re from a poverty community and stuff," Lockridge said. She doesn’t know where to go or who to turn to. "That’s like a dog’s footprint and I don’t own any dogs," she said. She said her place was burglarized and there are paw prints on her furniture from an animal that’s not hers. "They left the stove in the middle of the thing," she said. RELATED: Dallas firefighter injured in apartment explosion recovering in rehab facility
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