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Winn-Dixie grocery store evacuated over hoax bomb threat, officials say

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Published  March 30, 2025 12:51pm EDT
Cocoa Beach
FOX 35 Orlando

The Brief

    • Two Winn-Dixie stores in Florida were the targets of false bomb threats on Sunday, officials said.
    • One was located in Cocoa Beach and the other was in Sebring.

Cocoa Beach, FLA - A Winn-Dixie grocery store in Cocoa Beach, Florida, was the apparent target of a hoax bomb threat, officials said Sunday. A second location in Sebring, Florida, also received a false threat on Sunday, officials said.

It was not immediately known if the threats were connected. 

What we know:

According to the Cocoa Beach Police Department, officers responded to the Winn-Dixie grocery store on Canaveral Plaza Blvd. around 11:15 a.m. regarding a bomb threat.

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Courtesy: Jeff Ardman

Officers evacuated the grocery oste and nearby businesses as a precaution. The Brevard County Bomb Squad responded to search the area.

No explosives were found, police said.

Another Winn-Dixie store target of threat

According to the Sebring Police Department, around 10 a.m. on Sunday, the Winn-Dixie at Sebring Square received a bomb threat over the phone.

Police said someone called the Winn-Dixie store and was alleged to have placed an explosive inside and threatened to detonate it if his or her demands for money were not met.

Authorities searched the store and nearby businesses and deemed it was all safe.

Anyone with information on either threat is asked to contact local authorities.

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The Source: The information in this article comes from the Cocoa Beach Police Department.

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