November 20, 2008 updated 05:34 pm
Emergency personnel, volunteers stage terror attack at mall
LAKE WALES - Police swarmed Eagle Ridge Mall on Sunday night in response to a domestic terrorist attack, but don't worry - officers were just training.
Officials from the Lake Wales Police Department, Lake Wales Fire Department, the state Fire Marshal's Office, Valor Security and General Growth
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