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Highlands police describe bomb-threat call, lockdown and evacuation of daycares; investigation ongoing
Summary
Chief Andrea Holland briefed the Highlands Town Board on a 10:40 a.m. call reporting an explosive device in the area near Highlands Episcopal Church; police secured daycare children, coordinated with Macon County Sheriff's Department and the North Carolina SBI, and evacuated about 68 children by escorted buses while the investigation continues.
Highlands Police Chief Andrea Holland told the Town Board on Dec. 11 that at about 10:40 a.m. the department received a call reporting a threat directed at a staff member at Highlands Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, 520 Main Street. The caller stated an explosive device had been placed in the area but said it was not inside the church.
Officers immediately secured children in the church-affiliated daycare, established a perimeter search and requested assistance from the Macon County Sheriff's…
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