JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — The Jefferson City Police Department said officers responded to a reported bomb threat at a Food City on Saturday. They said police responded at around 3:05 p.m. and went to the store on Odell Avenue.
According to authorities, bomb dogs were used to search through the area for anything that could pose a threat. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office helped with the search, authorities said.
Around 4:15 p.m. officials said nothing was found and no arrests had been made. They determined it to be a prank call, according to a post on social media.
Traffic backed up in the area as police searched around the grocery store, and some witnesses said people were evacuated Saturday afternoon. By 4:30 p.m. traffic was flowing again, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
