Crime & Safety
Pipe Bomb Prompts Evacuations At Sonoma County Beach
The finding prompted a brief evacuation of the beach.
SONOMA COUNTY, CA -- A pipe bomb prompted an evacuation Saturday of a Sonoma County beach. Sonoma County Sheriff's officials said the device was found at Monte Rio Beach around 11 a.m, prompting a 1.5 hour evacuation of the area.
The bomb squad responded to the scene and rendered the bomb safe, according to sheriff's officials. The beach re-opened around 12:30 p.m.
Monte Rio Beach is the largest public beach on the lower Russian River, east of the Monte Rio Bridge and known locally as Big Rocky Beach.
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Anyone with information urged to call the sheriff's office at (707) 565-2121.
--Bay City News contributed to this report/Photo via Shutterstock
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