RSPD Reports the Mall Was Evacuated Wednesday for Bomb Threat

RSPD Reports the Mall Was Evacuated Wednesday for Bomb Threat

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ROCK SPRINGS — Residents were evacuated from the White Mountain Mall Wednesday afternoon after a bomb threat was called in. After searching the mall, Rock Springs Police Department (RSPD) officers determined the facility was safe.

On February 1 at around 3:05 p.m. the Sweetwater Combined Communications Center received a 911 call stating that there was a bomb at the mall. Officers from RSPD contacted mall security and as a precaution mall management decided to evacuate the mall.

“Officers from RSPD and Sweetwater County Sheriff Office responded and conducted a search of the building. During the search, nothing was found that deemed the threat credible,” the RSPD stated.

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The mall reopened after officers conducted their investigation. “RSPD has determined that there is no threat to the community and the investigation is ongoing,” the release states.