JPD: Officers investigate threat to north Jackson business
JACKSON, Tenn.-A large police presence at a business in north Jackson had officers investigating after receiving word of a threat to a north Jackson business. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News received several calls to the newsroom Monday evening about an evacuation happening at the Portfolio Recovery Associates building, located on Passmore Lane and Highway 45 By-pass.
Investigators with the Jackson Police Department confirm they got the call around 7:30 p.m. of a bomb threat. They told us officers searched the building for about an hour, but say nothing was found. Investigators say after the all-clear was given, and the building was re-opened.
Officers said it is still unclear where the threat came from.
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