PORT ANGELES -- A five-hour standoff between Port Angeles police and a reportedly suicidal woman with a knife Friday afternoon ended without a bang, or a whimper.

She wasn't there.

Police responded to a house on the 1500 block of South K Street at 1:30 p.m. after a woman told 9-1-1 dispatchers that her adult daughter had barricaded herself inside with a knife and was suicidal.

At least four officers and one Clallam County sheriff's deputy responded to the scene.

One officer watching the back of the residence was armed with an assault rifle.

Police closed off the street immediately in front of the house and began attempting to make contact with the woman.

First negotiators tried then the phone inside, then used a ``throw phone'' common in crisis negotiations, and finally blared a bullhorn siren.

Neighbors watch

Meanwhile, neighbors and children stood outside, watching.

A State Patrol bomb squad robot device was brought to the scene, Port Angeles Police Cpl. Kevin Miller said Saturday.

The robot was deployed inside the residence, but couldn't find her.

The house was empty the whole time, Miller said.

Officers cleared the scene at 6:17 p.m., he said.

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Talk about a waste of time.

Wow, how could you not notice that

where was she?

^ That's what I want to know. I wonder if the lady is ok

prolly a prank call, hopefully they find out who called

And beat them with a wet noodle.

It's probably someones idea of a joke. I hope they catch the person who called
in the false alarm. But chances are they won't.

Stupid prank callers..find another way of passing the time...

I'd check to see if any suicidal teenagers committed any major robberies. That would be a great way to distract police for a little while.

Why would a suicidal teen commit a robbery??? If they are suicidal they should be giving away their stuff not getting more stuff.

Well, if you were suicidal then you'd have no problem getting shot down in a hail of gunfire trying to commit a crime. Not all people that are suicidal have dying as their first objective.

Wanting to die is the definition of suicidal.

She got you there but hey it can be a distraction.. maybe not for suicidal teenagers, but for somene else looking for trouble.

this was either a prank or the person who rang really had a problem and it was sorted out. maybe she left out the back door