Woman in custody after allegedly claiming to have placed bomb at Racine County Jail

From The Journal Times.com:

Journal Times Staff

RACINE — A 29-year-old woman was arrested Friday afternoon in connection to a bomb threat at the Racine County Jail.

A news release issued by Racine County Sheriff's Office states that at about 2:15 p.m. the woman "communicated to a Racine County employee that she had just placed a bomb within a publicly accessible area" of the jail.

The woman also reportedly told members of the public that "she was going to, 'blow up' the building and that there was a bomb inside the package she had left," according to the release.

RCSO contacted the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office bomb squad for assistance.

According to a news release from KCSO, technicians X-rayed the package and concluded that it was not an explosive device and did not pose a hazard.

KCSO's bomb squad is responsible for assisting on any explosive device call throughout Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties, and is one of only six bomb squads in the state.

The woman was taken into custody at 2:50 p.m. and no else is believed to have been involved, according to RCSO.

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