Someone called in a bogus bomb threat Thursday to the Kent Kmart similar to other threats across the nation over the last couple of months.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The incident occurred at about 3:55 p.m. at the store, 24800 West Valley Highway, said Kent Police detective Melanie Frazier. The building was evacuated during the investigation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“The situation is very similar to ones nationwide involving someone calling in a bomb threat then telling the caller to load up a green dot card,” Frazier said. “There is no bomb, and no money was loaded onto any cards in our case.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
An online search for Kmart bomb threats revealed numerous incidents across the nation similar to what happened in Kent. So far, no threats have proven true.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Green dot cards are money cards that can be purchased at retail stores with cash, checks or deposits from bank accounts and then be used similar to a debit card.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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