Saturday, September 14, 2024

Hamilton police detonate suspicious package filled with ‘sugar and wires’

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An east Hamilton intersection was closed for several hours while police investigated a suspicious package in the area.

On Friday, the department took to social media to ask residents to avoid Highway 8 and Grays Road while investigating the package.

The intersection remain closed until shortly before 8 a.m. Saturday, when police performed a controlled detonation.

Authorities say the package contained “sugar and wires.”

Highway 8 and Grays Road have since reopened.

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