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Bomb threat clears St. Charles hotel, no bombs found

No bombs or bomb making material were located in the hotel or in the woman's room or vehicle. She was taken to a medical facility.
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. – A St. Charles hotel was evacuated early Tuesday morning after a woman making suicidal statements, locked in a room said there were bombs in her room and throughout the hotel.

Officers responded to the Drury Plaza around 3:45 a.m. and evacuated over 170 guests. Around 4:50 a.m., officers went into the hotel room of the and took a 44-year-old woman into custody.

No bombs or bomb making material were located in the hotel or in the woman’s room or vehicle. She was taken to a medical facility.

The case will be submitted to the St. Charles Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for possible charges, police said.

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