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Phone threat forces movie theater evacuation at the Avenue in White Marsh

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WHITE MARSH, MD. — A phoned in threat forced a Baltimore County movie theater to evacuate Sunday afternoon.

It happened around 12:45pm at the AMC theater located on the Avenue at White Marsh.

Police said the caller didn't offer specifics about the threat, but the decision was made to temporarily close and evacuate the theater out of an abundance of caution.

By 4:30pm officers finished searching the building, deeming it safe and a non-threat.