Officials: Bomb threat evacuates Hempstead Town Hall
After a bomb threat Friday, Hempstead Town Hall was evacuated, officials said.
"There was a bomb threat earlier today," Hempstead Town spokesman Michael Deery said. "The building is evacuated."
About 1:30 p.m., the search of the building at 1 Washington St. was being completed with nothing found, said Hempstead Village police, who responded along with Nassau County Bomb Squad.
Deery said the building was evacuated at 11:47 a.m.
Employees were permitted back inside the buildings around 4:30 p.m., officials said.
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