Car bomb scare at dealership shuts down Pike

Streets around the 700 block of Pike were closed this afternoon for an hour while the Seattle Police Department's arson and bomb squad investigated a possible explosive device in a car. The car's owner, worried that a suspicious device in his car might be a bomb, brought the vehicle to the BMW dealership on Pike. According to the Seattle Police Department, worried staffed called SPD and a bomb squad was dispatched. The bomb squad working with staff from the dealership determined that the suspicious element was "legitimate mechanical equipment."