A Starbucks in Falls Church, Virginia, was evacuated for several hours Saturday as police investigated a bomb threat.
Fairfax County police responded to the threat at the Starbucks at 8104 Arlington Boulevard about 5 p.m. A man with a neon yellow backpack allegedly told employees he had a bomb.
Officers outside shouted commands to the suspect who was inside, telling him to come to the front of the coffee shop with his hands up.
The man eventually emerged from the back of the store and walked slowly to the entrance. When officers told him to turn around, the man dropped a neon yellow backpack on the ground.
Multiple officers then swooped in and handcuffed the man before putting him in a police cruiser.
A bomb technician responded to the scene and police confirmed about 8:30 p.m. that nothing suspicious was in the backpack.
The Starbucks is in a shopping center next to several other businesses, including a CVS, Pap Johns, Five Guys and Aldis grocery store.
