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Contact: Semone Roth, Communications Specialist/Peoria Police Department
Phone: 309-620-2047
Email: sroth@peoriagov.org
Bomb Threat--PLEASE BROADCAST IMMEDIATELY
PPD Incident #26-84403
(PEORIA, IL) The Peoria Police Department is actively investigating a reported bomb threat at BioUrja Renewables, formerly the ADM plant, 1 Edmund Street Peoria IL.
As a precautionary measure, the Peoria Police Department is urging anyone who lives or works within a one-mile radius of the facility to immediately evacuate their homes and businesses until further notice. The evacuation recommendation is being issued out of an abundance of caution while officers and emergency personnel investigate the threat. If anyone evacuating needs to seek shelter, please go to Manual Academy, 811 S. Griswold Street Peoria IL.
All citizens are urged to avoid the one-mile area of the facility until further notice. Most streets in this area have been closed off.
Officers are currently on scene conducting a thorough investigation and search of the facility to determine the credibility of the threat and ensure public safety.
Residents and businesses within the designated area are asked to cooperate with emergency personnel and avoid the area until further notice.
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