Unfounded Bomb Threat Closes Target In Brick Briefly: Police

BRICK, NJ — Target on Route 70 has reopened Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat was determined to be unfounded, Brick Township police said.

In a statement on the department's Facebook page, Brick Township Police Chief David Forrester said the store was closed as authorities responded to "an unverified threat that came to us today through a reputable news agency."

Authorities in several states, including Ohio, Wisconsin and North Carolina, have said the threats appear to be part of a nationwide hoax. Similar threats were made to stores in Middletown and Clark in New Jersey.

Brick police said the Route 70 store was reopened for business shortly after 1 p.m. after the premises were determined to be safe.

"Chief Forrester and the Brick Township Police Department would like to thank the public for its cooperation and understanding as we investigated this incident," the statement said.

The Brick Township EMS, Office of Emergency Management, Fire Stations 21 and 22 (Breton Woods and Pioneer Hose companies), the Ocean County Sheriff's Department and Point Pleasant Beach police assisted.