Authorities in Springfield, Ohio, the epicenter of the recent migrant crisis, evacuated City Hall after receiving multiple bomb threats, Spectrum News' Taylor Popielas reported Thursday.
According to a statement carried by Spectrum News, authorities received the threat via email at 8:24 a.m.
In a statement, authorities said they had received threats against several facilities.
According to a statement received by the company: Spectrum News 1OH The newsroom at Springfield, Ohio's City Hall was evacuated this morning due to a bomb threat.
This is the community that former President Trump mentioned during Tuesday's debate, where immigrants from Haiti… pic.twitter.com/4YWDeUcP9g
— Taylor Popielarz (@TaylorPopielarz) September 12, 2024
Authorities are investigating.
“Our primary concern is the safety and health of our employees and residents, and we are working to address this situation as quickly as possible,” the statement read.
Springfield has been the center of a media frenzy after local residents reported that the Biden-Harris administration has been deporting Haitian migrants. Sent The animals, currently under temporary protection in a Columbus suburb, were killing and eating local geese and town pets. (Related article: “Illegal and repulsive”: American duck hunters denounce rampant “Haitian privilege” in Springfield, Ohio)
The city's police department and mayor appear to have denied the allegations. tell According to the Springfield News-Sun, “there have been no reports of pets being stolen or eaten.” Many of the town's residents argued the opposite.
The issue gained national attention after former President Donald Trump mentioned it during Tuesday night's presidential debate.
“In Springfield, they're eating the dogs, they're eating the people who come there, they're eating the cats, they're eating the pets of the people who live there,” Trump said.
“In Springfield, they're eating the dogs, they're eating the people who come there, they're eating the cats, they're eating the pets of the people who live there.”
– Donald Trump on immigration during the presidential debate pic.twitter.com/0A6UEeAwtd
— PopCrave (@PopCrave) September 11, 2024
Republican Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said: Recorded police calls The call was about a Springfield resident calling a non-emergency number about a group of Haitians holding geese.
“There are recorded police calls from witnesses who saw immigrants catching geese for food in Springfield. Citizens have testified to City Council. These people will be competent witnesses in court. Why does the media think a carefully worded press release from City Hall is better evidence,” Yost tweeted Wednesday morning.
A police report was recorded of a witness who saw immigrants catching geese for food in Springfield, a citizen testified before the city council.
These people would be competent witnesses in court.
Why does the media consider a carefully worded City Hall press release to be better evidence?
— Attorney General Dave Yost (@DaveYostOH) September 11, 2024
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, announced Wednesday that he would send $2.5 million and additional Ohio Highway Patrol officers to the city to deal with the ongoing crisis. According to To WYSO.
