UPDATE: Freehold Movie Theater Set To Reopen After Bomb Threat: Reports

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ -- (Updated, 7:45 p.m.) The AMC Freehold Metroplex at Freehold Raceway Mall has been cleared to reopen, reports said, after a bomb threat resulted in an evacuation Monday.

Authorities searched the theater with bomb-sniffing dogs and cleared it to reopen about 7:15 p.m., according to Newsworks and the Monmouth County Police, Fire and EMS Facebook page.

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Witnesses are tweeting that the AMC Freehold Metroplex at Freehold Raceway Mall has been evacuated -- but the reason for the evacuation was not immediately known.

Scott Napolitano, a teacher at Howell High School who was at the theater to see “Brooklyn,” said the patrons were confused but calm as they evacuated.

Freehold Township police issued a notification asking people to avoid the area around the theater due to a “law enforcement/emergency situation” until further notice, the Monmouth County Police, Fire & EMS Facebook page reported.

Napolitano said he saw five police cars and two sniffing dogs at the theater, and that the group of people evacuated had been pushed back farther from the theater.

This is a breaking news article and will be updated as more information becomes available.