COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The Commerce City Police Department said it temporarily closed down East 49th Avenue between Pontiac and Olive streets Monday morning as officers dealt with a man who told them his vehicle had a bomb.
Police were trying to contact the man, who refused to exit a vehicle and told officers the vehicle was "rigged to explode," according to police.
Officers were able to take the man safely into custody, police said. the man had a felony warrant and was refusing to return to the halfway house where he lived, according to police.
At 11:40 a.m., police said a Denver Police Department bomb sniffing dog did not find any kind of bomb.
The surrounding businesses were evacuated, and drivers were advised to avoid the area while crews investigated.
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