NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service has responded to a bomb threat received by a local recreational vehicle retailer on Airport Road in Timmins earlier this afternoon.
The building has been evacuated for safety reasons.
A comprehensive search of the building and immediate area surrounding the property is currently underway and coordinated by the Timmins Police Service.
Timmins Fire Department personnel were on site as a preventative measure as well.
Airport Road remains open at this time but may be closed if it is deemed necessary to do so and based on a re-assessment of the threat level.
At this point, there is no active threat to public safety.
An investigation into the threat received is being coordinated by the Timmins Police Service – Criminal Investigations Division.
Persons with viable information in regards to this event are asked to call the Timmins Police Service at 705-264-1201 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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