Explosive device found
KEITH COUSINS/Staff writer | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years, 9 months AGO
<p>Detective Jon Spranget, left, and Sgt. Brett Walton, both with the Coeur d’Alene Police Department, hold a secure perimeter near a suspicious explosive device Monday after responding to the area of Sanders Beach in Coeur d’Alene.</p>
COEUR d'ALENE - Law enforcement personnel shut down a block of Lakeshore Drive on Monday afternoon, after a homeowner reported finding a suspicious explosive device while doing beach cleanup.
Officers on scene told The Press the device was approximately 5 inches long and suspected to be a pipe bomb. According to Coeur d'Alene Police Department Sgt. Christie Wood, none of the homes in the area were at risk in the event that the device exploded.
At 5:30 p.m., officers were awaiting the arrival of the Spokane Bomb Squad to properly dispose of the explosive.
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