Blaine police: No bomb found on school bus; routes may be delayed
Law enforcement at the scene of a reported bomb threat at a bus garage in Blaine on April 25, 2023. (KSTP-TV)
Evacuations have lifted after authorities determined there wasn’t actually an explosive device on a school bus in Blaine.
Blaine Police Captain Mark Boerboom says officers got thirdhand information that a student may have left a bomb on the bus after returning from a field trip Tuesday.
Law enforcement responded to the bus garage in the 1800 block of Radisson Road at around noon, evacuated the surrounding area, including the nearby businesses, and called for a bomb squad from Minneapolis.
After the bomb squad arrived, they cleared the bus and determined it was just a backpack on the bus, not a bomb.
Boerboom says officers talk to the student and learned the comment was misinterpreted and there wasn’t any mention of a bomb. Police also don’t expect any charges in the case.
Operations are resuming as normal but Boerboom says bus routes may be delayed Tuesday afternoon due to the situation.