Bend police shut S. Hwy. 97 over unfounded bomb report
Police closed South Highway 97 in Bend and evacuated businesses for most of the lunch hour Wednesday due to a report of someone with a suspected bomb that turned out to be unfounded, officers said.
Around 12:10 p.m., Bend police received a third-party report of someone with a suspected destructive device in the area of South Side Pub, in the 61000 block of South Highway 97, Lt. Juli McConkey said.
Officers shut down the roadway as a precautionary measure, she said, and a few nearby businesses were evacuated.
” It was determined to be unfounded, with no danger to the public, ” McConkey said in a brief news release, adding that the highway was closed for less than an hour.
