A bomb scare shut down Burlington Drive outside the Coquitlam RCMP detachment Wednesday night.
Cpl. Michael McLaughlin told The Tri-City News that a man found what looked like an improvised explosive device in a small box near a trail in Port Coquitlam at around 8 p.m. When he attempted to turn it in to officers at the detachment, they told him to put the item on the ground and back away.
“The device was something small and home made (about the size of a vape pen) and doesn’t have a name,” McLaughlin added in an email. “It may have been some kind of home made pyrotechnic (similar to a firecracker or firework).”
Police closed Burlington Drive between Pinetree Way and The High Street, while the RCMP Explosive Disposal Unit investigated. Within an hour, the team determined the device was not a danger, McLaughlin said.
He added that police do not believe there was any criminal intent and no one was arrested.
