Rochester, MN PD: Person in Custody After Apache Mall Bomb Threat
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Multiple law enforcement agencies and emergency personnel responded to the report of a bomb threat at Rochester's Apache Mall Sunday afternoon.
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A Rochester Police spokeswoman says officers responded to the bomb threat around 3 p.m. The Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office, Minnesota State Patrol, Rochester Fire Department and Mayo Clinic Ambulance also went to the scene.
Law enforcement began searching the mall and did not find a bomb. During a search of the mall authorities tracked the threat to a substantiated suspect.
The suspect was brought into custody at about 4 p.m. The mall had returned to normal activity by 4:30 p.m.
The name of the suspect has not been released.
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