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No device found at scene of bomb threat in southwest Austin, police say

APD first tweeted just after 7 p.m. that a helicopter was responding to the 7100 block of Doswell Lane to assist with a bomb call.

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police officers responded to the scene of a bomb threat in southwest Austin, near Circle C Ranch, on Tuesday evening.

APD tweeted just after 7 p.m. Tuesday that a helicopter was responding to the 7100 block of Doswell Lane to assist with a bomb call.

The department then tweeted that officers are on scene of a bomb threat where a resident is threatening to set the device off.

By 7:40 p.m., APD tweeted that officers had cleared the scene and no explosive device was found.

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