Crime & Safety
Freehold Township Police Confirm: No Weapon at Movie Theater
A movie theater at the AMC Loews Metroplex was evacuated when moviegoers believed a man had a weapon.
Freehold Township police were called to the AMC Loews Metroplex on Sunday to investigate a man other movie theater patrons thought to have a weapon. However, no weapon was found.
Police evacuated the theater where the person believed to have a weapon was. According to Township Police, the individual was a 22-year-old Freehold man with severe autism.
“Whenever a gun was referenced in the movie the individual was watching he would point to his black bag and say ‘me too’,” explained Sgt. Jerry Kiwit. “He never actually showed a weapon, but people became nervous and the movie was stopped.”
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No weapon was found on the man or in his black bag. He was charged with false public alarm and was later released to his father.
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