Crime

Lacey police investigating homemade bomb found in woods

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Detectives with the Lacey Police Department and Washington State Patrol are investigating a homemade explosive device that had partially detonated in the woods near the 4800 block of Yelm Highway.

Police were dispatched at around 1 p.m. Wednesday to the wooded area on reports of an explosion, according to a news release. There were no reported injuries.

This investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Lacey Police Department at 360-459-4333 or CrimeStoppers at 800-222-TIPS.

This story was originally published November 4, 2021 at 7:23 AM.

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Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription
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