After a bomb threat was called into the Starbucks at 1560 E. Wooster St., Bowling Green, this morning shortly after 10, Bowling Green Police detectives were able to identify the source of the phone call as Erik Perez, 36, of Laredo, Texas.
Laredo detectives were contacted and paid a visit to Perez, who admitted making the bomb threat. According to Bowling Green Police Major Justin White, Perez has special needs, limited capacity to understand the implications of his actions, and lives with his mother. The Laredo detectives explained the seriousness of the bomb threat to Perez.
White said Bowling Green Police Division has no plans to file charges against Perez.
The bomb threat call came in at 10:07 this morning, with a Starbucks employee then calling 911 to notify police and the building was evacuated. By 10:11 a.m., the bomb-sniffing canine from Bowling Green State University was requested. The dog arrived on the scene at 10:27 a.m., checked out Starbucks, the neighboring Chipotle, and cars in the parking lot. The canine found no bombs or suspicious packages, and the businesses were allowed to open again at 10:50 a.m.
