According to Captain Steve Watson of the Eureka Police Department, Both CVS stores in Eureka have received bomb threats. Evacuations of the Eureka Mall where Winco and CVS are located occurred as well as at the other CVS location on Myrtle.

Watson said that the Eureka Police Department does not normally request evacuations in these situations unless a device is found. “Normally, that is going to be the call of the managers of the stores,” he said. “Officers are investigating but I’m not aware of any devices.”

CVS stores around the country have been the target of repeated bomb threats for the last several months. Watson said that bomb threats can be used as attempted distractions for criminals planning crimes or they can be hoaxes. Making one is a felony with “substantial civil liabilities and a prison term,” Watson pointed out. 

At the time of this writing, the evacuations have been rescinded and the stores are reopening.