Bogus Bomb Threat Prompts Searches Of Harrah's Resort In Valley Center

VALLEY CENTER, CA — An unfounded bomb threat prompted a law enforcement search of Harrah's Resort Southern California Monday.

An anonymous caller prompted the morning emergency at the gaming and entertainment center in Valley Center, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office.

During an ensuing search of the premises, resort employees found an unattended backpack and cleared people from the immediate area "out of an abundance of caution," sheriff's Sgt. Brendan Cook said.

Authorities then inspected the bag and found nothing dangerous inside it.

Deputies proceeded to conduct a sweep of the entire resort with contraband-sniffing service dogs, discovering nothing amiss, Cook said.

— City News Service