BOCA RATON — City police evacuated the Town Center Mall on Saturday afternoon in response to a threat called in to the shopping center, authorities said.
Police spokeswoman Jessica Desir said officers believe the threat was “possibly a swatting incident,” meaning a prank call intended to draw a large emergency response, but that they were investigating thoroughly as a precaution.
“It’s seeming like a swatting incident, but until we take some further measures we’re treating it like it’s real,” she said.
In a post on X, police asked mall patrons to leave as they investigated the incident. A caller made a threat from the north parking lot of the mall on Glades Road west of the city center, police said.
“PLEASE LEAVE THE AREA through the south side of the property while the threat continues to be investigated,” police wrote.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Police: Town Center Mall evacuated after threat called in
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