Bomb threat note on toilet painted with skull prompts evacuations at California mall

A California mall was evacuated Thursday evening, and a person has been arrested, after a painted toilet was left on the property with a note "indicating" it was a bomb, officials said.

A California mall was evacuated Thursday evening, and a person has been arrested, after a painted toilet was left on the property with a note "indicating" it was a bomb, officials said.

Police responded to the Americana at Brand mall in Glendale, in Los Angeles County, at 8 p.m. after a toilet that was bizarrely painted and had an image of a skull on it was left in a grassy area at the mall, along with the note.

Police and mall security initiated an area evacuation, officials said in a news release.

After speaking with witnesses and looking at security footage, police and detectives identified a suspect, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad arrived to secure the scene and look for them.

A painted toilet with a skull design left at the Americana at Brand mall.Glendale Police Department via FacebookGlendale police found and arrested 22-year-old Timothy Taratchila, of Burbank, for making a false bomb threat.