bomb threats

Parades, Auburn football gamedays, missing person searches and bomb threats. These are all areas where the Auburn Police Department's K9s play a vital role in protecting the local community. But what does it take to become an APD K9?

A member of the Alabama House of Representative pre-filed a bill to make false calls to prompt a police response a crime. Democrat Phillip Ensler says his measure was prompted by two high profile cases of “swatting,” one at a Pell City Walmart, and his own Synagogue.

Local and federal law enforcement continues investigating an apparent bomb threat hoax involving Jewish Synagogues across Alabama. Police and the FBI responded to attacks including Mobile, Daphne, Selma, Montgomery, and Auburn.

Federal authorities say they're investigating threats made to Jewish centers both in Alabama and across the country.A brief statement released by the FBI…