NJ Mall Evacuated After Bomb Threat

A New Jersey mall was evacuated Saturday following a bomb threat written in a restroom, officials said.

A security officer at The Shops at Riverside in Hackensack spotted graffiti about a bomb in the lower level of the mall at about 1 p.m. and management immediately ordered an evacuation, police said.

The mall reopened to customers at about 4 p.m. after police conducted a complete sweep of the mall and all shops.

No injuries were reported.

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