Multiple bomb threat calls to different Target stores, JSO reports Large police presence outside several Target stores in Jacksonville Thursday night JSO on the scene of Target on Beach Blvd. (Copyright 2023 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to at least three Jacksonville Target stores on Thursday night, according to multiple calls and emails received by News4JAX.
A total of 10 people either called or emailed around 8 p.m. to report seeing multiple police officers at Target stores in the area, including stores in Regency, Fleming Island, Mandarin, Beach Boulevard and the store in Oakleaf.
News4JAX went to the store at Beach Blvd. and Hodges Boulevard and the parking lot was shut down as of 8:30 p.m. as well as surrounding businesses.
The viewers said the shopping centers around the stores were shut down and people were evacuated. JSO reports their K9s conducted a sweep of the stores, nothing was found and all were cleared.
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