On 12-18-2017 at approximately 10:15 A.M., Deputies from the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the presence of a suspicious object found in a driveway of a residence in the 4000 block of Bear Canyon Road in Willits, California.
Deputies called the reporting party and learned the device was discovered in the driveway of his residence on Sunday 12-17-2017 and it was unknown how the object came to be at that location.
The reporting party became concerned the object could be an destructive/explosive device so he contacted the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office to investigate the incident.
Deputies responded to investigate and ultimately sent photographs of the device to Deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office who are trained and certified to deal with suspected destructive/explosive devices.
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Deputies responded to investigate and determined the object was a destructive device. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Deputies were able to neutralize the device, which was subsequently secured as evidence for this investigation.
The motive and purpose of the device is unknown at this time and anyone with possible information related to this incident is requested to the call the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Tip Line at 707-234-2100.
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