By JAN LARSON McLAUGHLIN
BG Independent News
A bomb threat was received at Panera Bread, in downtown Bowling Green, this morning around 10:24, according to Bowling Green Police Division.
The restaurant was inspected by police and a bomb-sniffing dog, and no bomb was found.
“We do not believe it’s credible,” BG Police Lt. Dan Mancuso said around noon. The business is open for business.
This is the second bomb threat mailed to locations in Bowling Green in the last two days. The letter received today appears similar to the letter received Monday at Kenwood Elementary School.
“We don’t know if it’s related,” Mancuso said. “It’s under investigation.”
The mailed threat was opened Monday at Kenwood around 3:30 p.m., after school was let out for the day. According to Bowling Green Superintendent Francis Scruci, the message was a hand-scribbled letter stating that a pipe bomb had been placed in the school. The letter reportedly had a bogus return address on the envelope.
Both letters will be sent to a lab at the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation for testing.
Bowling Green Police Division performed a sweep of the school building Monday, using Bowling Green State University Police Department’s bomb-sniffing dog.
Additional security is posted at the district’s school buildings today.
Mancuso advised that anyone receiving a threat of any kind contact the police division.
“We want them to call us immediately so we can determine if it’s a credible threat,” Mancuso said.
Anyone with further information on the two bomb threats is urged to contact the Bowling Green Police Division at 419-352-2571 or Wood County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-54-CRIME (419-352-0077).
