Astoria Police Call In Bomb Squad Tuesday For Device Thrown Out Car Window Details
Tuesday morning at about 9:05 AM an Astoria Police Officer was in the area of the 400 Block of W. Marine Dr. when an unknown person threw a smoking metallic device into the center of one of the eastbound lanes of travel.
The object was charred, metallic, and bulging, all signs that it needed to be treated with caution said Deputy Chief Eric Halverson. After a consultation with the Oregon State Police Bomb Squad, they determined the safest course of action would be for them to respond, x-ray, and recover the object.