The Walmart Supercenter on Miller Lane was evacuated for a brief time Monday afternoon in response to a phoned-in bomb threat.
A Butler Twp. police officer said a call came into the store saying there was a bomb inside. The officer said he another officer walked through the store, 3465 York Commons Blvd., and found nothing.
The evacuation, which went into effect at about 5:30 p.m., was ended at about 7 p.m.
A media relations person with the store offered no comment. There were no injuries.
Calls from shoppers began coming into the WHIO-TV newsroom at about 6:30 p.m.
One man, who declined to be identified by name, said he asked a police officer in the parking lot what was happening, but got no answer.
The man said he couldn't leave because his vehicle was being serviced.




