Worcester Apartment Was Rigged With Fake Bombs: Report

WORCESTER, MA — A search of a Kelley Square-area apartment was halted on Wednesday after police encountered what appeared to be bombs — but the devices turned out to be fake.

State and local police were searching an apartment at 85 Harding St. Wednesday rented by David Dolan, 38. Dolan, a suspected gang member, was linked to drug dealing activity in Worcester, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said.

Police saw what appeared to be a pipe bomb and a possible grenade in the apartment, according to MassLive. The apartment building was evacuated, and a state police bomb squad unit was called to the scene, according to the DA's office.

Dolan was arraigned on charges of home invasion and illegal possession of a firearm. Weah Wisner, 33, of Worcester, was also ordered held on charges of trafficking cocaine between 18 and 36 grams, distributing cocaine, and multiple gun law violations.