Police arrest man for setting off flares inside FL mall

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A man is under arrest for terrifying shoppers in a mall with flares, according to authorities.

Lake Wales Police arrested Patrick Collins.

Shoppers and employees evacuated the Eagle Ridge Mall Sunday night. The flares were originally thought to be a pipe bomb.

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