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Threats

Bomb threats, warnings, evacuations and suspicious items.

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Threats · Hudson, Wisconsin

A written bomb threat, an 800-yard evacuation, and back to normal by noon

Faith Community Church received a written bomb threat on a Tuesday morning. Authorities evacuated everything within 800 yards, searched the building, and had a suspect in custody within about 2.5 hours. No device was found.

March 31, 2026 · 2 min read
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Threats · Michigan City, Indiana

A 911 call reached police minutes before a man with explosives sat down in the back row

A woman with a protection order called 911 to warn that a man was heading to Full Gospel Church with explosives and a gun. Officers found him in the back of the sanctuary. Police say he was carrying multiple explosive devices.

March 11, 2026 · 2 min read
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