Authorities evacuated the J.C. Penney at a Savannah mall after a bomb threat Friday, but have now given the all-clear and reopened the store as of 3:30 p.m. Friday.

The threat was called into the popular department store at Oglethorpe Mall, Savannah Police spokeswoman Bianca Johnson told the Savannah Morning News.

Chatham County Sheriff’s Office brought in bomb dogs to check out the scene before reopening the store.

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