Police Searching for Woman in Connection with Gretz Beverage Bomb Scare

Police are searching for a 50-year-old woman in connection with a Wednesday evening bomb scare at Gretz Beverage in Norristown.

Emergency service and bomb squad members initially responded to a report of a bomb threat at 700 East Main Street – the location of Gretz Beverage – shortly before 5:30 p.m. The building was immediately evacuated, as the bomb squad searched for the reported device, according to Lt. Michael Crescitelli, of the Norristown Police Department.

Despite a "bomb device found" listing on the Montgomery County Department of Public Safety website, no device was found at the scene, which was cleared prior to 7 p.m. on Wednesday night.

In documents obtained by the Norristown Patch, it was learned that a 9-1-1 call was made at 5:16 p.m. from the domestic relations building, stating that 50-year-old Reberta Brown made the threat while walking through the hallway following a hearing.

Members of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department attempted to locate Brown in the building, but she had already left. A be-on-the-lookout (BOLO) order for Brown was issued a short time later.

Brown was last seen driving toward West Norriton in a black Range Rover. She was described as a white female, approximately 5 foot 5 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds with thin blonde hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a pink shirt and shorts the last time she was seen.

We will continue to update this breaking story as more information becomes available.

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