Copied from the Facebook page of Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer
Update: A second threat was called in a short time after we cleared the Mena High School Campus. The second threat targeted the UARM campus. It too was cleared and classes have resumed. The FBI is also in route and will be assisting us in tracking down and identifying the individual(s) responsible. Mena residents…The Polk County Sheriffs Office responded to a call of a bomb in a vehicle at Mena High School.
The Sheriff’s Office, Mena PD, Mena Fire Department, and the Mena School Security Team responded to the campus. Mena High School and Mena Middle School were both temporarily locked down. No bomb was located. Lock down has been lifted. We are working to identify the caller and extra personnel will be patrolling our campuses to assure the students, teachers, and parents that our kids are safe.
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