Quinte West OPP continue to investigate a bomb threat which resulted in a temporary evacuation of stores in east-end Trenton Monday afternoon.
Officers responded to the Giant Tiger plaza on Dundas Street East shortly after 2 p.m. after employees of a business reported they’d received a threatening phone call, indicating there was a bomb.
The store and neighbouring businesses were evacuated as a precaution, and the parking lot was cleared of drivers and pedestrians.
Officers and the OPP Canine Unit conducted a search and found no suspicious items.
The stores reopened just before 3 p.m.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Quinte West OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or 613-392-3561 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or at Crime Stoppers.
The OPP remind residents that making such a threat is a crime noting that bomb threats can pose significant risks to public safety and require immediate attention and investigation.
