7:35 p.m. According to a media release from Hays Police “On April 13, 2013 at 2:48 p.m. a juvenile notified a Hays Police Officer, who was at The Mall, that there was a message in the men’s bathroom about an explosive device. Units from the Hays Police Department and the Hays Fire Department responded to The Mall. Staff for The Mall was notified. A search of The Mall was completed and no suspicious items were located. Evidence at this time indicates that this was a prank.”

If anyone has information regarding this case please contact the Hays Police Department at (785) 625-1030.

 

5:25 p.m. After a reported bomb threat on Saturday, the Mall in Hays is back to normal. Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler said, “We have done a couple of walks through the Mall, met with staff and things are back to normal. We’ll release additional details later.”

Employees at JC Pennys told Hays Post, “We saw the police, their cars were parked out front, they came walking through but nobody said anything and the stores were not evacuated. A police officer did say that there was a bomb threat and that and a bomb was supposed to have gone off at 3 p.m.” The Mall was full of children on Saturday for the annual Family Fun Fest event.