ALBERT LEA, Minn. — the Freeborn County Government Center was evacuated after a telephone bomb threat and a demand for $1 million. The call was to the joint city-county 911 police dispatcher about 1:30 p.m. Speaking in a distorted male voice, the caller said to expect a follow-up call at 2 with instructions to deliver the ransom. Employees were sent home early. The police dispatch center was shifted to a remote backup site.
Freeborn County mother ship. At 411 Broadway South inAlbert Lea.