Crime & Safety
Man Arrested For Bomb Threat At Kirkland Gas Station
The suspect allegedly entered the station and told the clerk he had a bomb.
KIRKLAND, WA - Police told KIRO 7 that a man entered a gas station Sunday afternoon and told the clerk he had a bomb. He then told the clerk to lock the doors. When the police later arrested the man, they found no explosive device on his person.
The incident occurred at 76 gas station on NE 85th Street. Police were later able to convince the suspect to leave the station, according to KIRO 7.
No one was injured in the incident. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Kirkland Patch, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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