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Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation Of ShopRite, Camden Shopping Center

A bomb threat prompted the evacuation of a Camden County shopping center, authorities said. 

Gloucester Township police

Gloucester Township police

Photo Credit: Facebook/ Gloucester Twp. Police

The scare began about 5:20 p.m. on Thursday when a caller threatened that a ShopRite supermarket on the 1200 block of Chews Landing Road was "going to blow up," according to Gloucester Township police.

Police officers began to evacuate the supermarket, then expanded the precaution to surrounding businesses in the Market Place Shopping Center, they said.

No explosive devices were found after a search by K-9 dogs from the Camden County Sheriff's Office.

Fire departments and EMS from Gloucester Township assisted in the response.

The incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is urged to call township police at 856-228-4500 or the department's tip line at 856-842-5560.

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