COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is investigating a potential hoax bomb threat.
CSPD is reporting they received a call at about 7:15 a.m. on Monday, tied to an item that was found, the word "bomb" was written on the side of it in the 2100 block of Southgate Road. The area is just east of S. Nevada Avenue and North of Lake Avenue.
The bomb squad determined it was a "hoax." No other information was provided, but an investigation is ongoing, and there is the potential for charges.
This article may or may not be updated depending on the information the police are able to release in the coming days.
If you have any information that could help investigators, you're asked to call (719)444-7000. It isn't clear if investigators have surveillance video of a suspect or suspects.
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