Explosive-detecting K-9s helped clear multiple facilities in Springfield, Ohio, after a bomb threat prompted closures Thursday morning. The threat came amidst the spread of baseless rumors online and amplified by right-wing politicians claiming Haitian migrants were abducting pets to eat them.
Alex Presha and Armando Garcia, on Thursday morning, according to the city commission office.Explosive-detecting K-9s helped police clear multiple facilities listed in the threat, including two elementary schools, City Hall and a few driver's license bureaus, Springfield Police Chief Allison Elliott told reporters. The county court facilities were also cleared "out of an abundance of caution," she said.
A spokesperson for the city of Springfield told ABC News these claims are false, and that there have been "no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals in the immigrant community." Springfield estimates there are around 12,000 to 15,000 immigrants living in the county; migrants have been drawn to the region because of low cost of living and work opportunities, according to the city. The rapid rise in population has strained housing, health care and school resources, according to the city. But city officials also said the migrants are in the country legally and that many are recipients of Temporary Protected Status.
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