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Explosive device threat draws bomb squad to Sterling Walmart

By Charlene Bielema Jan 13, 2025 | 9:32 PM

STERLING — Part of Sterling’s Walmart store was closed for 3 1/2 hours Monday afternoon as a bomb squad and local officers investigated a report of a possible incendiary or explosive device in a vehicle behind the store.

Sterling police received information about the possible explosive device around 1:20 p.m., according to a news release issued by the Sterling Police Department.

The release said the information led Sterling police to a vehicle parked in the Walmart parking lot, 4115 E. Lincolnway, near the rear of the business.

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