STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
Search complete, nothing found after bomb threat in St. Johnsbury
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vermont (Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025) — Search crews have finished their work at the Weidmann Electrical Technology campus in St. Johnsbury following a bomb threat, and nothing out of the ordinary was located.
Crews have cleared the scene, and the business will reopen.
The investigation into the threat is continuing.
***Initial news release, 1:25 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025***
The Vermont State Police and other agencies are responding to a bomb threat at the Weidmann Electrical Technology facility in St. Johnsbury.
There are no indications the threat is credible.
Personnel from Weidmann discovered the threat scrawled in a bathroom and called police at about 9:30 a.m. The threat is believed to have been left between 7-9 a.m.
Members of the Vermont State Police responded along with personnel from the St. Johnsbury Police Department, St. Johnsbury Fire Department, and the CALEX Ambulance Service. The facility was evacuated out of an abundance of caution, and police initiated a search of the building. No injuries have been reported.
This investigation remains active and ongoing, and no further details are available at this time. The state police encourages anyone with information to call the St. Johnsbury Barracks at 802-748-3111 or leave an anonymous tip online at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
VSP will provide updates as the investigation proceeds.
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