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UPDATE | State Police Evacuate Neighborhood to Remove 'Explosive Devices'
All residences within a quarter-mile radius were evacuated to ensure safety during the removal of explosive devices, with a shelter provided for displaced residents, police said.
- On Tuesday, state police at Jonestown ordered an immediate evacuation within a quarter-mile of 11 Central Drive in Mill Creek Township to remove explosive devices.
- The State Police Hazardous Device Unit and troopers responded in Mill Creek Township, searching a home during the explosives investigation.
- Troopers said all homes in the immediate area were evacuated by about 11:15 a.m., and a shelter is available at Living Stones Christian Fellowship Church, 229 E. Main St., for evacuated residents.
- Officials noted that evacuation beyond the immediate area is voluntary; State Police said residents elsewhere within the quarter-mile radius may evacuate voluntarily and will issue a press release updating when it's safe to return.
- With few specifics released, police say further details are not immediately available, and local media outlets are continuing to report on the ongoing investigation.
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State police order evacuation in Pa. town because of explosive devices
State police at Jonestown have requested an evacuation within a quarter-mile radius of 11 Central Drive in Mill Creek Township, Lebanon County, near the Berks line. Troopers said officials will be in that immediate area to remove explosive devices. Further details were not immediately available.
The Delaware County Daily Times
State police order 'immediate evacuation' in Pa. town because of explosive devices
State police at Jonestown on Tuesday morning have requested an “immediate evacuation” within a quarter-mile radius of 11 Central Drive in Mill Creek Township, Lebanon County, near the Berks line. Troopers said officials will be in that immediate area due to “removing explosive devices,” according to a state police news release. About 11:15 a.m. troopers reported that all residences within the immediate area have been evacuated. They said anyone …
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