Crime & Safety
No Threat Found After Bomb Scare At Skyland Taco Bell
The Tuscaloosa Police Department says a call of a bomb at the restaurant prompted a large police response Friday night on Skyland Boulevard.
TUSCALOOSA, AL — The all-clear has been given after a bomb threat was made at the Taco Bell on Skyland Boulevard Friday night.
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Tuscaloosa Police Department spokeswoman Stephanie Taylor confirmed to local media that at 7:49 p.m., someone called the fast food restaurant and told staff there was a bomb outside.
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TPD officers responded to the report and checked the building and parking lot with assistance from K9 trained to detect explosives.
Taylor said it was determined that the threat was unfounded.
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She then pointed out that officers blocked off the Taco Bell parking lot during their sweep, while customers and staff remained in the locked building until the all-clear was given at 8:11 p.m.
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