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No arrest made in bomb threat Sunday

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Mike Buffington

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Sunday, February 19. 2012

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Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said no arrests have been made yet in a bomb threat incident at the AT&T store located in Barrow Crossing shopping center in Bethlehem. According to a post on the BCSO Facebook page, the apparent bomb threat occurred at around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Deputies and Barrow County Emergency Services responded and determined there was no explosive device on the scene. A person was detained for questioning related to the bomb threat, the post states, but Smith said as of 8 p.m., no arrests were made.

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#1 Wonder if it's that guy on 02/20/12 at 05:59 AM [Reply]

setting off pipe bombs in my neighborhood. Does it two or three times a month. Haven't called the sheriff because when they get out, they don't hear a pipe bomb going off and I can only point in the general direction of the explosion.

#1.1 Jules on 02/20/12 at 08:19 PM [Reply]

How do you know it's "pipe bombs" if you don't even know where it's coming from?

#1.1.1 Anonymous on 02/21/12 at 06:55 AM [Reply]

Okay rather LARGE explosions coming from the direction of a large lot with a pond in the back.

#1.1.1.1 Jules on 02/21/12 at 11:37 AM [Reply]

How do you know the LARGE explosions aren't the detonation of tannerite? If you not familiar with tannerite, check out some videos on youtube...

#1.1.1.2 Annie omus on 02/21/12 at 01:07 PM [Reply]

I met a strange man at the Bethlehem Home Depot who got to talking about making bombs in a bucket that could be heard all the way to Monroe. Said he used to make bombs for the Military Service. He seemed a little "off" so not sure if he was telling the truth but maybe it was.

#1.1.1.2.1 Anonymous on 02/21/12 at 03:16 PM [Reply]

I met a strange woman at the Bethlehem Home Depot. She kept following me around, so I made up a story about "bombs" to try and deter her from stalking me.

#1.1.1.2.1.1 Vern on 02/22/12 at 08:50 PM [Reply]

LOL...

#1.1.1.2.2 Anonymous on 02/24/12 at 12:10 AM [Reply]

I was at the Winder Home Depot, I didn't see either of you.

#2 Elizabeth on 02/20/12 at 11:02 AM [Reply]

I just wanted to express that this is probably the biggest waste of county resources ever. This was blown SO FAR out of proportion! According to my source (an AT&T customer in the store making a payment at the time) here's the real scoop....

A customer called in with a complaint.

He was put on hold for about 20 minutes.
When the store manager ignored the clerk's request to pick up the phone the clerk informed the disgruntled customer that the manager would call him back.

*Something* was said from the caller at that time. (my source heard the conversation only from the side of the store)

I'm JUST GUESSING but it was probably something suggesting that he wanted to blow up the store.

NO, that's not okay, ever. HOWEVER, the way it was handled by the store suggests to me that the employees wanted to get out of working for the rest of the day...Just my 2 cents.

I have called the Barrow 911 because my neighbor's house was burning (burnt to the ground) and it took them 4 minutes to answer, 13 minutes to respond with ONE firetruck. This county is understaffed, and lacks resources. HOWEVER, the Publix parking lot was lit up like Christmas within minutes. I think AT&T employees were maybe a little dishonest about the situation if they got them out there that quickly.

P.s. I am a reporter who lives in Bethlehem who works for a national publication.

#2.1 BS on 02/20/12 at 06:11 PM [Reply]

If you are a reporter then I'm a astronaut.

#2.1.1 Elizabeth on 02/20/12 at 06:19 PM [Reply]

Where's your credentials? Buzz...

One step for jerks, one giant leap for freelance writers.

http://www.collegeclasses.com/author/elizabeth/

http://www.examiner.com/college-nightlife-in-atlanta/elizabeth-puckett

OH I get it, you work at AT&T don't you?

#2.1.1.1 Anonymous on 02/20/12 at 07:06 PM [Reply]

if you work for the examinet then you could probably get hired by the barrow journal our own little hometown tabloid.

#2.1.1.2 Anonymous on 02/20/12 at 08:42 PM [Reply]

I wouldn't call that Valentine's Day thing an article. It's merely regurgitated p.r. flackery.

#2.1.1.2.1 Whatever... on 02/21/12 at 07:33 AM [Reply]

You are getting your information from a news site that second hand reports from a Facebook page...I'm not sure that you're qualified to say what's quality news reporting and what isn't...no disrespect to the ppl who work for this site, I'm sure they do what they can with the resources they have.

Anyways! You're totally diluting the story with pointless commentary.

#2.2 Anonymous on 02/20/12 at 11:24 PM [Reply]

Four minutes for 911 to answer? Can you prove this?

#2.2.1 E on 02/21/12 at 07:26 AM [Reply]

If one were so inclined they could dig it up. I'm sure there's some way to get the call records from Barrow 911 dispatch from January 2011. This county is a mess! I actually had to give dispatch directions to Bethlehem (the city in general) on one occasion...

#2.2.1.1 Anonymous on 02/21/12 at 08:22 AM [Reply]

no you didnt, you are a lier

#2.2.1.1.1 Elizabeth on 02/21/12 at 08:33 AM [Reply]

Sure did! My neighbor was messing around with people's mailboxes and when I called to report it they couldn't find my address in their system. The cop that came out was a Barrow Sherriff dept that had to ask what city we were in twice while taking his notes.

Sorry, it's the county we live in! I'm seriously concerned that people have trouble believing this or even considering it as a possibility.

The phrase "false sense of security" comes to mind while reading your comment. I'm sure if you asked the people behind me about how they felt before their house burned to the ground, they would probably tell you they had faith in the fire department...before January 2011.

#2.2.1.2 Anonymous on 02/21/12 at 09:20 PM [Reply]

Thankfully you didn't have to call from Gwinnett or another county closer to Atlanta. Nothing like hearing a message saying that your cal will be answered shortly. Their counties are such a mess. I mean, if I call, they should stop taking other calls and answer mine.

#2.2.1.3 Anonymous on 02/24/12 at 12:17 AM [Reply]

You had to give directions to the Town of Bethlehem or to a POSTAL Rural Route ADDRESS somewhere in the 30620 Zip code??

#2.2.1.3.1 Anonymous on 02/24/12 at 12:21 AM [Reply]

like the Winder Target store is just outside the 30680 zip code but still not in Bethlehem either.

#3 Anonymous on 02/21/12 at 10:43 AM [Reply]

it was yearwoods fault that the house burned down because he cut staffing levels. The first 3 fire trucks to arrive onscene only had 1 person each and they arrived 8-10 minutes apart. your neighbors never had a chance thanks to danny yearwoods ways of cutting the budget. The only possible way that 911 wouldnt know that you lived in betheleham would bwe because your area was annexed and in reality is nowhere near betheleham proper. again you can blame your ignorant elected officials for this.unfortunately it is going to be up to you to make sure that the emergency responders know where you live.

#3.1 beth on 02/22/12 at 05:41 AM [Reply]

Come on Jack Legg-We KNOW that is you! Only you would be dumb enough to not know how to spell Bethlehem! Leave it to YOU to blame EVERYTHING in this county on Danny! Why are you all of a sudden "anonymous"? LOL
You really are VERY envious of Danny boy aren't you? it shows in most all of your "postings"LMBO

#4 Thanks! on 02/21/12 at 10:53 AM [Reply]

Great post #3! Very true! I do not blame the workers for the problems, its the officials who are responsible. We're actually moving out of the county because of the poorly run departments, the HORRIBLE school system, and the terrifying healthcare in the area (seriously, have you seen the inside of the Barrow hospital? YIKES!). I used to ride a motorcycle to work and I would pray that if nothing else, I could get out of Barrow before someone hit me. Bethlehem is very much a deadend town and Barrow is not a good, safe place to raise a family.

#4.1 Anonymous on 02/21/12 at 11:46 AM [Reply]

Put your family on your motorcycle and scooter your dumbasses out of town. You won't be missed.

#5 Anonymous on 02/21/12 at 07:47 PM [Reply]

really.

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