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Police were victims of a swatting incident after officers responded to a call from a man who was threatening to blow-up and harm patrons at a store in Rockland County.
The incident happened around 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10, when the Spring Valley Police Department received a phone call from a male in the Target Store at the Spring Valley Marketplace who stated he was armed, had multiple hostages, and placed explosives throughout the store, said Spring Valley Police Det. Matthew Galli.
The Spring Valley Police Department immediately dispatched units to the location and the incident turned into a multi-departmental operation being lead by the Spring Valley Police Department, Galli said.
UpdatedFri, Dec 11, 2020 at 3:25 pm ET
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The Spring Valley Target was evacuated and searched by police, bomb squads and police dogs from several law enforcement agencies. (Patch graphic)
SPRING VALLEY, NY Police in and around Spring Valley were victims of a swatting call Thursday in which a man claimed he was at the Spring Valley Target armed with a gun and explosives.
Spring Valley police said they received the call at 5:35 p.m. The man also claimed he had hostages, police said.
The Target store was evacuated and searched by police, bomb squads and police dogs from several law enforcement agencies.