JAMESTOWN TOWNSHIP, IN (WTVB) – A bomb threat that was allegedly phoned into the McDonald’s Restaurant on Old US-27 just south of the Michigan-Indiana state line forced a shutdown of what is normally a busy area for two-and-a-half hours on Friday afternoon.
The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department responded at around 1:30 p.m. to the restaurant. The business was closed and evacuated. The area was then secured with a perimeter that was set up by responding law enforcement and fire department personnel.
The Indiana State Police Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team was called in to assist which included an explosives detection K-9 unit.
Old US-27 was shut down and surrounding businesses were advised to keep people inside during the incident.
Searches of the parking lot and the interior of the building found no indication of any explosives detected anywhere.
Once the building and immediate area was cleared, the area was opened up for normal business and normal traffic flow.
No injuries were reported. The case still remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office. They were assisted by the Indiana State Police, Fremont Police, the Fremont Fire Department and Steuben County EMS.
