Lima bomb squad responds to Van Wert location

By Sam Shriver Times Bulletin Reporter [email protected] VAN WERT — Van Wert Police responded to a home in the 500 block of East Central Avenue Friday afternoon on a welfare check. When they talked with the tenant of the home, they found a suspicious box with lights and wires, prompting a call to the bomb squad in Lima. Police cordoned off the area and evacuated nearby homes as a precaution while awaiting the bomb squad’s arrival just after 5 p.m. The man they were checking on is undergoing a mental health evaluation, according to Police Chief Doug Weigle. The all-clear was issued just before 6 p.m. The suspicious box was determined to be a fake.

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