{"id":2340249,"date":"2024-09-12T14:15:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bomb-threat-closes-springfield-ohio-city-hall-after-claims-about-migrants-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T14:18:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:18:18","slug":"bomb-threat-closes-springfield-ohio-city-hall-after-claims-about-migrants-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bomb-threat-closes-springfield-ohio-city-hall-after-claims-about-migrants-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bomb threat closes Springfield, Ohio, City Hall after claims about migrants &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbomb-threat-closes-springfield-ohio-city-hall-after-claims-about-migrants-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2340249&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>### Summary of Springfield, Ohio Situation<\/p>\n<p>Springfield, Ohio,\u2064 recently experienced a bomb threat that resulted in the closure\u2063 of City Hall.\u2064 This threat,\u200c sent via \u200demail to\u200d various agencies and media outlets on a\u2062 Thursday\u2062 morning, \u2063prompted a swift response from local\u2064 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-announces-increase-in-calif-highway-patrol-officers-to-inhibit-retail-crime-during-holidays\/\" title=\"Newsom boosts Calif. Highway Patrol presence to curb holiday retail crime\">regional law enforcement<\/a>, leading to the evacuation of the building. As authorities launched a thorough investigation, city officials \u200cadvised\u200b residents to steer clear of the area around City Hall.<\/p>\n<p>The context\u2063 of this \u200bsecurity scare is significant, as Springfield has been in the news\u2063 due to \u200cunfounded claims regarding Haitian migrants alleged to be stealing and\u2064 consuming residents&#8217; pets. These claims \u2062have circulated widely but have been categorically denied by city \u200bofficials. The timing \u200bof the bomb threat, amid heightened tensions \u200dsurrounding these allegations, remains unclear, and\u200b no motivation for the threat has been disclosed at this\u2062 time.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bomb threat closes Springfield, Ohio, City Hall after claims about migrants<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1758601\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Springfield, <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ohio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ohio\">Ohio<\/a>, closed its City Hall on Thursday after a bomb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bombing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"threat\">threat<\/a> was sent to multiple agencies earlier in the day, city officials said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The city has recently been the center of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3151198\/how-springfield-ohio-became-epicenter-immigration-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"unfounded claims\">unfounded claims<\/a> about Haitian migrants stealing and eating the pets of residents. Officials in Springfield announced the closure Thursday morning, saying they received the bomb threat via email at 8:24 a.m., and it was sent to &ldquo;multiple agencies and media outlets.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Due to a bomb threat that was issued to multiple facilities throughout Springfield today, City Hall is closed today. City of Springfield received a bomb threat that has prompted an immediate response from local and regional law enforcement. As a precautionary measure, the building has been evacuated, and authorities are currently conducting a thorough investigation,&rdquo; the city said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Officials also warned people to avoid the area near City Hall as the investigation into the threats continues.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have not released the motivation behind the threat, but it comes as the city has made national headlines after claims that pets were being eaten by migrants. City officials have denied the claims, but it was repeated by former President Donald Trump during Tuesday&rsquo;s presidential debate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In Springfield, they&rsquo;re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they&rsquo;re eating the cats. They&rsquo;re eating &mdash; they&rsquo;re eating the pets of the people that live there,&rdquo; Trump said during the debate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What they have done to our country by allowing these millions and millions of people to come into our country and looking for &mdash; it&rsquo;s happening in the towns all over the United States,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The story was tied to the border crisis, as resources in Springfield have been overwhelmed by the significant number of migrants who have moved to the city in recent years.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Springfield City Manager Bryan Heck responded to Trump&rsquo;s comments, calling it &ldquo;disappointing&rdquo; that unfounded claims are being used in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">presidential campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is disappointing that some of the narratives surrounding our city have been skewed by misinformation circulating on social media and further amplified by political rhetoric in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-a-small-ohio-city-became-the-epicenter-of-the-border-debate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"How a small Ohio city became the epicenter of the border debate- Washington Examiner\">current highly charged presidential election cycle<\/a>,&rdquo; Heck said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1758601\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1758601\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Springfield, Ohio, shut down its City Hall on Thursday following a bomb threat that was emailed to several agencies earlier that day, according to city officials. Recently, Springfield has been the focus of baseless allegations claiming that Haitian migrants have been stealing and consuming residents&#8217; pets. The city announced the closure in the morning after receiving the bomb threat at 8:24 a.m., which was directed at &#8220;multiple agencies and media outlets.&#8221; In a statement, officials explained that due to this threat affecting various facilities in Springfield, City Hall would remain closed for the day. They noted that local and regional law enforcement responded immediately and evacuated the building while conducting a thorough investigation. Authorities advised people to steer clear of the area around City Hall as they continue their inquiry into the threats. Although no motive for the threat has been disclosed, it coincides with national attention surrounding claims about migrants eating pets\u2014claims denied by city officials but echoed by former President Donald Trump during a recent presidential debate. Trump stated during his remarks: &#8220;In Springfield, they\u2019re eating dogs&#8230;they\u2019re eating cats,&#8221; linking these assertions to broader concerns about immigration issues affecting towns across America. Springfield&#8217;s City Manager Bryan Heck expressed disappointment over how misinformation related to their community is being exploited in political discourse amid an intense election cycle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2340252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/springfield-bomb-threat.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40759,35255,5371,4333,18909],"class_list":["post-2340249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bomb-threat","tag-city-hall","tag-migrants","tag-ohio","tag-springfield"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/springfield-bomb-threat.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}