Marietta police responded to two separate bomb threats in less than two weeks, forcing evacuations and road closures at local businesses. Both turned out to be hoaxes.

What It Means For You: If you work at or visit businesses in downtown Marietta, you may face sudden evacuations and road closures as police investigate these threats. One person has been arrested, but police are still searching for whoever made the second threat.

What’s Happening: The first threat came just before midnight on September 26 at Johnnie MacCraken’s on Atlanta Street. Police arrested 29-year-old James Lusk of Marietta after investigators say he got into a fight at the business, was kicked out, then called in the bomb threat. He faces charges including making a false public alarm.

The second threat happened a

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