Law enforcement investigated threats of violence this weekend at shopping malls in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.
The scares in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach were attributed to 'swatting," a harassment ploy to get emergency services to send a response team. The one in Broward did not merit an evacuation and remained under investigation Sunday afternoon.
In Miami-Dade, Sunday, police officers responded to Dadeland Mall, at 7535 North Kendall Drive, in Kendall. The bomb squad was involved in the investigation. The Miami-Dade Police Department reported there had been "a swatting call."
In Broward, also Sunday, police officers responded to Sawgrass Mills, at 12801 West Sunrise Boulevard, in Sunrise. The Sunrise Police Department reported there was no evidence of a shooting, so there weren't plans to evacuate the mall.
In Palm Beach, on Saturday , police officers did evacuate the Town Center at Boca Raton, at 6000 Glades Road.
