Bomb Report In Lacey Mall Traced Back To 10-Year-Old Boy : Police

A report of a man wearing a bomb vest in the Lacey Mall turned out to be a prank by a 10-year-old boy, Lacey Detective Lieutenant Chris Cornelius said.

The manager of the Lacey Mall called police at 4:54 p.m. on Jan. 24 to report he had just received a call warning that a man with a bomb vest was in the mall, Cornelius said.

The mall manager provided police with the caller I.D. number that popped up on his phone. The manager told police the caller sounded young and was trying to disguise his voice, he said.

Police were able to contact the boy and his father and quickly determined the call was a prank, Cornelius said.

Lacey police searched the mall as a precaution but found nothing, he said.

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