BOMB THREAT ON OLD NYACK TURNPIKE

Approximately 12:34 p.m. Thursday afternoon, Ramapo Police responded to a reported bomb threat at the shopping center located at 274 Old Nyack Turnpike, Chestnut Ridge.

According to testimony of employees and a shift manager, they reported receiving a phone call from an unknown person demanding an unknown monetary amount in gift cards and then threatened with bombing the store.  Rockland County Sheriff’s Dept. Bomb Unit responded and utilized bomb sniffing dogs to search the building.

As of mid-afternoon Thursday police reported no bomb, suspicious packages or persons found.  This matter is still being investigated.