O.C. hospital receives false bomb threat for second time in week

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ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (KNX) - MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center in Laguna Hills received a bomb threat on Saturday, Orange County deputies said.

It was the second time someone called in a false bomb threat to the hospital that week.

The Orange County Sheriff's Department tweeted just before 8 p.m. that deputies were in the process of responding to the bomb threat and that a perimeter had been established.

Just before 9:20 p.m. the sheriff’s department tweeted that the bomb and threat was a hoax and the hospital would reopen shortly after.

Investigators are working to find out who made the call.

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