Device left in front of Medicine Hat financial institution not an explosive
Oct 27, 2017 | 8:06 AM
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MEDICINE HAT – A suspicious item left in front of a financial institution led to a lenghty street closure in Medicine Hat’s Crescent Heights neighbourhood Thursday, Oct. 26.
The item was found outside Servus Credit Union on 8th St. NW shortly after 4 p.m.
According to Staff Sgt. Kelsey Fraser, police received a call from someone on the street, saying they saw the item was left in front of the bank by another person. Businesses on the street were closed as a precaution.
The Explosive Disposal Unit was called in to remotely render the device safe. The Forensic Unit has examined the scene, and re-opened the street as of 8 p.m.
