A security scare shut down a busy shopping mall in Niagara County. Customers were evacuated from stores after a suspicious suitcase was left by people who drove off in a car. News 4's Barbara Pinson has the latest from Prime Outlets. The incident forced police to clear employees and visitors at closing time Monday night. Around 9 p.m., someone called Town of Niagara Police, saying three suspicious people left a suspicious looking package at the mall's front entrance, then drove off in a van. The caller described all the woman and two men as being of Middle Eastern descent.
The State Police Bomb Disposal Unit carefully went in to check out the object, and remove what turned out to be a suitcase from the mall entrance. Police say now more than ever, they cannot take chances when they see things like this appear. Police determined the van with Ontario plates was rented. Canadian Customs stopped the van at the border, detained it and interviewed the three people inside. As for the suitcase, something that was not explosive was inside, but it's being kept for further processing. |