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Vancouver Police Say Suspicious Device Located In Downtown Vehicle Not Explosive

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 02 Mar, 2016 11:16 AM
    VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say a suspicious device found in a vehicle downtown is not an explosive. 
     
    The Vancouver Police Department says officers from the Emergency Response Team and the Explosive Disposal Unit examined the item and determined it was not a danger to the public.
     
    Police had asked the public to stay away from a downtown area that was blocked to traffic.
     
    The department says the suspicious device was found after a traffic stop on Beatty Street near Dunsmuir Street.
     
    Police have now re-opened the street.

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