Michigan police: Suspicious package brought to station was homemade bomb

NEWAYGO, Mich. – Police in a Northwest Michigan metropolis say a suspicious package deal discovered on the aspect of a highway and delivered to a police station was a selfmade bomb.

The Newaygo County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned deputies have been known as to Newaygo Metropolis Corridor for a “doable selfmade firework grievance,” after a citizen discovered an unknown system on the aspect of the highway.

The citizen then introduced the system to the Metropolis of Newaygo Police Division for an officer to have a look at it. Sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene and reported that it was not a firework. They requested the fireplace division to shut close by roads close to metropolis corridor, and requested the Michigan State Police Bomb Squad to help.

The Michigan State Police Bomb Squad arrived on scene and took the system to a safe location and detonated the system. The system was discovered to be a selfmade bomb, police mentioned.

The Newaygo County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned it spoke with the citizen that discovered the system and situated the realm that he discovered it. Michigan State Police was contacted and responded to the realm with a Ok-9 canine skilled in detecting explosives. The realm was checked and nothing suspicious was situated.

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Newaygo is about 36 miles north of Grand Rapids.