A Walmart store in Thornton was evacuated as a safety precaution after police were alerted about a suspicious package that turned out to be a false alarm.
At about 11 a.m. Thursday, police used dogs to sweep through the store and a parking lot at East 128th Avenue and Quebec Street, according to a Twitter post.
The nearby West Ridge Elementary School, 13102 Monaco St., was put on heightened security as part the precaution. Initial searches found nothing dangerous, police said.
At about 12:50 p.m. police said: “Nothing harmful found” and that a threat made to the store was “false.” Employees were updated by police on the situation and allowed to return to work.
Nothing harmful found. Threat made to store was false. Thank you transit police & for helping during this event. Div. Com Hawkins addresses Walmart employees in video below.
— Thornton Police Dept (@ThorntonPolice)
