Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson, Wednesday night, said that his officers responded to the Atlantic WalMart Store for a reported bomb threat. The call came in to the store around 4:50-p.m., with the person stating that a device was placed inside the store. The store manager immediately evacuated the building and contacted the Cass County Communications Center.

The Atlantic Police Department, Cass County Sheriff’s Office and Atlantic Fire Department all arrived at the scene and performed a security sweep of the building. After the sweep was performed, it was believed that the building was safe and shoppers were allowed back inside.

Through investigation, our department does not believe that this was a credible threat. Officers will continue to investigate the situation as information becomes available. There was an arrest made during the investigation, but Erickson said they don’t believe that the person was connected to the threat made.