ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — Part of a Conyers highway is shut down as police investigate a bomb threat.
Thursday night, Conyers Police tweeted that they are at a location on Old McDonough Highway investigating the threat.
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The location was a synagogue called The Way of Yah.
They currently have Old McDonough Highway from behind Conyers Crossing to Iris Drive, shut down.
Police said the location has been cleared and deemed “safe.”
Update at 9:45 PM:
— Conyers Police (@ConyersPolice) September 15, 2023
The location was The Way of Yah. It has been cleared by our Explosive Detection K9s and has been deemed SAFE.
We currently on scene of a bomb threat at a location on Old McDonough Highway. We currently have Old McDonough Highway from behind Conyers Crossing to Iris Drive shutdown.
— Conyers Police (@ConyersPolice) September 15, 2023
We ask that the public avoid the area as we investigate the threat. pic.twitter.com/Yc6WEsvRav
There is no word on when the high will reopen.
Police have not commented on what led up to the threat.
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