The Gardiner Walgreens on Spring Street reported that they received a bomb threat on April 25.
From the Gardiner Police:
On 04/25/2025 at approximately 1248PM Augusta Regional Communications Center received a 911 call from 9 Spring Street in Gardiner (Walgreens). The caller was a staff member reporting the store had just received a bomb threat to their business line. The store was immediately evacuated by staff inside. Gardiner Police officers responded to the scene. Officers established scene safety and security as first priority. Walgreens was locked down with no one allowed in or out while officers assessed the situation. After a thorough investigation by officers on scene and multiple other resources utilized, Walgreens was deemed safe and the threat to be a hoax.
Walgreens was closed for approximately 2 hours. No one was injured during the incident.
At least one other Walgreens in the state experienced a similar hoax.
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