Evacuations have been lifted at the Stonestown Galleria mall in San Francisco on Wednesday after a report of a person making threats prompted the mall’s closure, a police spokesperson said.
Officers responded around 11:40 a.m. to the mall at Buckingham Way and Winston Drive and worked with the property manager there to ascertain the threat, San Francisco police spokesperson Allison Maxie said.
A bomb squad, police dogs and a SFPD tactical team responded to search the area. As of shortly before 3 p.m., the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management sent out an alert saying the evacuation orders had been lifted and emergency crews were clearing the scene.
Police did not immediately provide further details. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the SFPD tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with SFPD at the start of the message.
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