Orange County authorities say the FBI is investigating a threat made at a convenience store Wednesday night.
According to a statement from Sheriff Mark Amos, authorities were called to the Sheetz at routes 3 and 20 in Locust Grove around 10:25 p.m. The caller reported that a person who appeared to be of Arab descent had gotten out of a car and placed something in the ice cooler located outside the store.
Inside the cooler, authorities found a note that “made reference to Sept. 11 not being a joke,” and other “comments of this nature.”
Amos said no direct threats were made.
Sheriff’s deputies ordered an evacuation and the property was searched. An explosives-detecting dog was summoned from Stafford County to aid in the search. The property was cleared and the business reopened around 1 a.m.
Amos said all information was turned over to the FBI and federal authorities are handling the case from this point forward.
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