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Location: 2000 Block of Greenbriar Road, Springfield
Date, time: June 11, 11:30 a.m.
People involved: Illinois State Police officer
Assisting agencies: Secretary of State Police bomb squad,
Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, Leland Grove Police Department,
Springfield Fire Department, Springfield Area Ambulance
Narrative: On Sunday at approximately 11:30 a.m., an Illinois
State Police officer observed a suspicious object inside the
tailpipe of his unmarked squad car, which was parked at his
residence in the 2000 block of Greenbriar Drive, Springfield.
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 Illinois State Police with the assistance of the Sangamon County
Sheriff's Office and Leland Grove Police Department secured a
perimeter near the officer's residence. The Illinois Secretary of
State Police bomb squad responded to the scene and used a
remote-controlled robotic device to remove the suspicious object.
Further investigation of the object revealed it not to be an
explosive device.
The area was open to residents and traffic at approximately 2
p.m.
The Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services and State Police
Investigations are continuing the investigation.
[Illinois
State Police District 9 news release] |
