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Grant County Sheriff's Office
Thursday August 27th, 2015 :: 09:54 a.m. PDT

Advisory

Small explosive device found in Lakeview; bomb squad renders it safe, no injuries

LAKEVIEW, Wash. (27AUG2015) – The Richland Police Bomb Squad assisted Grant County Sheriff’s Deputies on Wednesday night when a small homemade explosive device was found along a road.

A citizen discovered a small fire around 8:00 p.m. near Division Road North and Moses Lake Avenue Northwest in Lakeview and alerted the fire department. Deputies also responded and discovered what appeared to be a small homemade explosive device which had apparently burned but not detonated.

The Richland Police Bomb Squad was summoned and their members rendered the device safe.

It’s unknown who made the device, or what it was intended to damage.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Grant County Sheriff’s Office at 509-762-1160 or send information to [email protected]. Reference case number 15GS10407. Tipsters can remain anonymous.

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CR#15GS10407
PR75/AGT1

Address/Location
Grant County Sheriff's Office
35 C St NW
Ephrata, WA 98823

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 509-754-2011

Kyle Foreman
Public Information Officer
[email protected]
509-760-3713

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