Tenleytown Whole Foods evacuated due to bomb threat

The store was evacuated due to a suspicious package call

Tenleytown Whole Foods evacuated due to bomb threat

Whole Foods Market in Tenleytown was briefly evacuated after a suspicious package bomb threat call was made to the store at 2:15 pm.

The Whole Foods Market in Tenleytown was briefly evacuated this afternoon due to a suspicious package bomb threat call, according to the Office of Public Information for the DC Metropolitan Police Department.

A call came into the store at 2:15 p.m., and police then evacuated the building. Police searched the building and declared it safe for reentry, and the store was reopened by 3:30 p.m.

Whole Foods staff declined to comment on the situation.


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