Crime & Safety
Michigan Bomb Squad Responds to Ferndale Report
An object that looked like a pipe bomb was found in a Ferndale parking lot.
FERNDALE, MI – A cardboard tubular device with hardware attached caused some anxious moments in a parking lot near East Breckenridge and Woodward Avenue shortly after noon Friday.
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Ferndale police responded to citizen’s tip about a suspicious object lying on the ground and notified the Michigan State Bomb Squad for assistance.
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The bomb squad arrived and determined the object wasn’t an incendiary device and said it presented no danger to the public.
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Wilson said police are investigating to determine if the item was left as a hoax or in an attempt to provoke a law enforcement response.
Anyone with information should call Ferndale police at (248) 541-3650.
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