New Jersey
Bomb Threat Prompts Community Medical Center Evacuation In Toms River
TOMS RIVER, NJ — A bomb threat led to the partial evacuation of Community Medical Center in Toms River on Monday night, authorities confirmed.
A device that was believed to be an explosive was determined to be fake by the New Jersey State Police bomb squad, the Ocean County Sheriff’s office said.
The bomb scare was located in the emergency room, and some patients were evacuated, according to multiple reports.
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Vehicles from the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office and the Toms River Police Department were blocking entrances to the hospital during the investigation, according to photos published by Jersey Coast Emergency News.
Additional details were not immediately available.
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