Crime & Safety

Royal Oak Bomb Threat Claiming Ties to ISIS a Hoax: Police

A yogurt shop in Royal Oak was evacuated after a caller warning of a bomb pledged allegiance to ISIS.

Updated. ROYAL OAK, MI — Yogurt City was evacuated Tuesday after an individual claiming ties to ISIS made two calls threatening that a bomb was inside the business, police said.

The report turned out to be a hoax, and police are investigating who may have made the call threatening the business.

Yogurt City is located at 122 S. Main St. The threat was made about 2:53 p.m., police said.

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The Macomb County Sheriff's Office responded with a a bomb-sniffing dog, which was used to search the business and neighboring establishments.

As a precaution, several neighboring businesses were evacuated, according to a news release.

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