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Suspicious device prompts bomb squad response near Tumwater, found to be a prop

Suspicious device prompts bomb squad response near Tumwater, found to be a prop Photo: Thurston County Sheriff's Office (Thurston County Sheriff's Office)

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) responded to reports of a suspicious device found in a neighborhood near Tumwater on Monday, TCSO posted on Facebook.

The area was evacuated out of caution and the Washington State Patrol Bomb Squad was called in to remove the device.

The sheriff’s office said that the device turned out to be a prop and was disposed of.

It’s not clear who made the device or why it was in the Tumwater neighborhood.

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