Crime & Safety
Barnes & Noble Closes Because of Bomb Scare (Updated)
The Lake County Bomb Squad is in the bookstore now
The by Great Lakes Mall was evacuated because of a bomb scare.
Employees were contacted by police and told to leave the store at 8 a.m. Officers also evacuated 's at 10 a.m.
Mentor Police cordoned the area and members of the Lake County Bomb Squad were outside the store.
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Update: the stores have since reopened. .
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