Police Sent To Wrong Walmart Following Telephoned Threat

LOS ANGELES, CA — A threat prompted a police search of a Walmart store in Burbank Wednesday morning, but it turned out to be one big mistake. The threat was actually targeting a Walmart store in Louisiana on a street called Burbank Drive.

Officers were sent to 1301 N. Victory Place at about 8:35 a.m. based on report of a telephoned threat from Walmart Corporate headquarters. Officers cleared the scene at about 9:45 a.m., said Burbank police Sgt. Derek Green.

"This morning's response to Walmart in Burbank, California, was based on mistaken information from Walmart Corporate," Green said.

"They had received a threat by phone, which they believed was aimed at the Burbank, California, store, but have since learned it was actually targeting a Walmart Store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana located on Burbank Drive," he said. "It is our understanding that the person responsible for the call has been identified and contacted by authorities."

In August the same Walmart in Burbank had to be evacuated for about two hours in response to a phoned-in bomb threat, triggering a search by explosive-detecting dogs.

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