Gas Station Shut Down After Homemade Explosive Device Found in Car

A weaponry squad responded and constabulary successful Pleasant Hill unopen down state pumps astatine a section work presumption precocious Saturday aft 2 radical were recovered with an explosive instrumentality successful their car.

Officers connected the graveyard displacement arrested 2 suspects aft uncovering the instrumentality successful a car astatine a Chevron presumption astatine 1705 Contra Costa Boulevard.

The Walnut Creek constabulary weaponry squad responded and rendered the instrumentality safe, according to Pleasant Hill police.

"Making and possessing explosive devices is not safe," constabulary said connected societal media. "It puts the fabricator and the full assemblage astatine risk."

Last week, Pleasant Hill constabulary arrested a fishy for allegedly mounting disconnected amerciable fireworks astatine an ARCO state successful the country of Pleasant Hill Road and Devon Avenue.

The explosion, astir 11:15 p.m. connected Dec. 28, caused mean harm to a vehicle.

The suspect, whose sanction was not instantly released, was booked into jailhouse connected suspicion of aggregate offenses, constabulary said. No injuries were reported.