Utah Target Store Evacuates After Bomb Threat
By
Charles Kim | Friday, 26 May 2023 10:21 PM EDT
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/target-bomb-boycott/2023/05/26/id/1121407/
A
bomb threat to multiple locations caused the evacuation of a Layton, Utah, Target store
Friday afternoon, local
media reported.
Salt
Lake City's KUTV 2 reported that police officers evacuated the store around 1
p.m. on Friday after bomb threats were made to multiple locations in the state.
According
to the report, staff and customers were moved to the parking lot of the retail
store.
Layton
Police Sgt. John Ottesen said that stores inSalt Lake, Taylorsville, and
Provo also received bomb threats. Police began the investigation
after two local news stations received emails alerting them about the threats.
Ottesen
said that the store's Pride merchandise displays were referenced in the emails,
which consisted of three sentences each, and came from a "bogus
email."
Salt
Lake City Police said in a statement to KUTV 2 that they were increasing
patrols around Target stores in the wake of the threats.
"Officers
have worked with the Target Corporation throughout the
morning and have determined there is no credible threat to the Target stores in
Salt Lake City," the statement said.
"Officers
will continue neighborhood patrols around the Target locations in Salt Lake
City out of an abundance of caution. We encourage anyone who sees anything
suspicious to immediately call 911."
The
retail giant lost $9 billion market value in the last week after Pride Month
displays promoted children's clothing that was LGBTQ-friendly, causing a call for a boycott of
the company, the New
York Post reported Thursday.
Before
the controversy started, Target was trading last week at almost $161 per share,
which dropped to $141.76 on Thursday.
The
company told the Post Tuesday that it was removing some of the items and
"making other changes" after a backlash erupted by customers reacting
to the displays, including some tipping the displays over and confronting store
staff.
"Since
introducing this year's collection, we've experienced threats impacting our
team members' sense of safety and well-being while at work," Target said
in a statement to the Post on Tuesday. "Given these volatile
circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans, including removing items
that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational
behavior."
While
Target did not specifically say which items were being removed or changed,
those getting the most attention included the "tuck friendly" women's
swimsuits that allow trans women to conceal their genitals without having
gender surgery, the report said.
Connecting
the Dots:
Jon M. Huntsman
Jr. was the Utah state government governor, the
China U.S. ambassador for the Barack Obama administration and a
distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. is an honorary trustee the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and a director at the Target Corporation.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder
for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
James
A. Johnson is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank) and a director at the Target Corporation.
Stephen W. Sanger was
a director at the Target Corporation and is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Committee for Economic Development and the Aspen Institute
(think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society.
Solomon D.
Trujillo was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think
tank) and a director at the Target Corporation.
Shirley M.
Hufstedler was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute
(think tank) and a secretary at the U.S. Department of Education.
Kevin Jennings was
an assistant deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Education
and the founder & executive director for the Gay, Lesbian and
Straight Education Network.
Resources:
Past Research
Target
takes stand on transgender bathroom controversy (Past
Research on Target)
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 20, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/04/target-takes-stand-on-transgender.html
Feds
to recognize Utah's gay marriages (Past Research on Utah)
SATURDAY,
JANUARY 11, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/01/feds-to-recognize-utahs-gay-marriages.html
Target
Offers 'Tuck-Friendly' Bathing Suits in Pride Line (Connecting the Dots:
Transgender, Bud Light, Anheuser-Busch Companies. Transgender, Target.
Transgender, National Geographic & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Target)
SATURDAY,
MAY 27, 2023
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