West Nyack +Palisades Mall Evacuated+

Rockland, West Nyack +Palisades Mall Evacuated+ The Palisades Center Mall has been evacuated due to a bomb threat, Fire Department and PD from Nanuet and New City enroute. Nyack Ambulance and Rockland Paramedics requested also Rockland County Sheriff's Dept. and a FAST Team, all to be staging at the J Parking lot in the rear of the mall along the NYS Thruway.

U/D: 16:02
PD reporting that they found a suspicious device on a 3rd floor bathroom inside the mall.
Several ambulances requested to the scene.
Rockland Hazmat Team enroute.

U/D: 16:41
Bomb Squad going to remove the device and perform a controlled detonation of the package.
Major delays of Route 59, Route 303 and on the NY State Thruway.

U/D: 17:29
All three million square-feet of the mall is evacuated - 270 stores in all. Two police helicopters were overhead.
No word on when it might be reopened.
Heavy traffic delays on the NY State Thruway south bound.

U/D: 17:43
Two packages have been found and both detonated, numerous bomb sniffing dogs requested to search the rest of the mall, this will be along operation. Exit 12 on the Thruway remains closed.

U/D: 18:01
A third device was found.
Scene very active.

U/D 18:43
Primary searches for other packages has turned out to be negative, doing a second search now.

U/D: 18:56
Final has been given all clear and mall could re-open.
The package that was found in the bathroom had wires sticking out of it, and was later blown up in place by a police bomb squad in a controlled explosion,