Police evacuated the Walmart store in Oxford Thursday morning after a bomb threat was reported. According to the Oxford Police Department, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a call at 10:43 a.m. from an employee at the Walmart on College Corner Pike saying the store had received a phone call claiming a bomb had been placed inside. Oxford Police responded and established a secure perimeter around the store with assistance from Miami University Police. Authorities say Walmart employees had already started evacuating customers and staff before officers arrived. The Oxford Fire Department also responded as a precaution. At 11:01 a.m., a Miami University Police K-9 unit trained in explosive detection searched the store alongside officers. Police say no explosive device was found, and the store reopened at 11:40 a.m. The incident remains under investigation by the Oxford Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit. Anyone with information about the source of the call is asked to contact the Oxford Police crime tip line at 513-524-5268.

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