FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ -- (Updated, 7:45 p.m.) The AMC Freehold Metroplex at Freehold Raceway Mall has been cleared to reopen, reports said, after a bomb threat resulted in an evacuation Monday.

Authorities searched the theater with bomb-sniffing dogs and cleared it to reopen about 7:15 p.m., according to Newsworks and the Monmouth County Police, Fire and EMS Facebook page.

Witnesses are tweeting that the AMC Freehold Metroplex at Freehold Raceway Mall has been evacuated -- but the reason for the evacuation was not immediately known.

Scott Napolitano, a teacher at Howell High School who was at the theater to see "Brooklyn," said the patrons were confused but calm as they evacuated.

Freehold Township police issued a notification asking people to avoid the area around the theater due to a "law enforcement/emergency situation" until further notice, the Monmouth County Police, Fire & EMS Facebook page reported.