Napa Co. Walmart Bomb Threat Probed: Report

NAPA COUNTY, CA — A bomb threat rattled shoppers and retail workers at a North Bay mall earlier this week, but it turned out to be a hoax, The Napa Valley Register reports.

The pranksters phoned in the threat to the Napa Junction shopping center Walmart (7011 Main St.) Monday night, the report said.

Officers were summoned to the shopping center at around 6:35 p.m. and ordered evacuated an evacuation of the Walmart at around 7:15 p.m., the report said.

The Walmart reopened at around 9:40 p.m. after officers were unable to locate any suspicious devices during a search of the surrounding area, the report said.

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