CALIFORNIA, Md. (Feb. 20, 2009)—Today at approximately 8:50 a.m., the Wal-Mart Store in California received its 7th bomb threat within a 2 week period. Police have not made any arrests and continue their pleas to the public seeking information.
This afternoon, police released this statement: "Throughout the past two weeks resources from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, Maryland State Police, St. Mary's County Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI), the Southern Maryland Information Center (SMIC), the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the Secret Service, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Unit (HIDTA), and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), have been communicating in an effort to apprehend the person making these threats. These calls are being taken very seriously and all available resources are being utilized to stop them."
Detectives ask that anyone with information call Crime Solvers at 301-475-3333. Callers can remain anonymous and may receive a cash reward.