VANCOUVER — Members of the Vancouver Police explosives unit have blown up a home-made pipe bomb found in a vehicle.
The device was uncovered during a traffic stop in east Vancouver just before 9 p.m. Thursday.
Const. Jason Doucette issued a news release saying the pipe bomb was located following a traffic stop.
.@VancouverPD firing at the suspicious package after removing it from the vehicle on Cordova St. pic.twitter.com/7MkPUsxIL2
— Gian-Paolo Mendoza (@gpsmendoza) January 20, 2017
Just before 9 pm last night, police conducted a traffic stop on East Cordova Street near Hawks Avenue.
The driver allegedly told the officer he had a homemade pipe bomb in the vehicle, so the VPD’s Explosive Disposal Unit was called to the scene to assist. The pipe bomb was located, considered dangerous, and safely destroyed.
The 33-year-old man from West Vancouver was the only person in the vehicle, and he remains in police custody as the investigation continues.
It was located, determined to be dangerous, removed from the vehicle and safely detonated a short distance away.
No one was hurt and Doucette says the man remains in custody.
