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West Shore RCMP close popular park after resident leaves ‘explosive material’

Individual stops at the park after starting to drive the dangerous goods to Langford detachment
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Officers closed access to the park on the corner of Veterans Memorial Parkway and Goldstream Avenue and called in the Explosive Disposal Unit to dispose of dangerous material the afternoon of April 6. (Black Press Media file photo)

A resident finding and transporting “explosive material” led to the Saturday afternoon closure of a Langford park.

West Shore RCMP were called shortly before 2 p.m. on April 6 after a resident said they’d located explosive materials in their home.

The individual placed the material in the vehicle and told police they were driving to the detachment in Langford, police said in a news release.

“As this was dangerous, police directed the complainant to stop their vehicle, exit and wait for police to attend their location while they waited a safe distance away. However, the complainant had already exited their vehicle and left the explosive material in the Veterans Memorial Park,” the release stated.

Officers closed access to the park on the corner of Veterans Memorial Parkway and Goldstream Avenue and called in the Explosive Disposal Unit to dispose of the material.

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