Star Lake bomb scare

Mason County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of a “suspicious, unexploded device” in the 1000 block of West Star Lake Drive Aug. 31, Deputy Matt Colbenson told the Journal in an email.

Police found the device near the roadway, he said, and it appeared to be a homemade explosive about 3 inches by 4 inches, wrapped in foil, with a partially burned fuse.

The Washington State Patrol Bomb Squad safely detonated the device, according to Colbenson.

Members of the bomb squad include personnel from the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Residents told police there had been “multiple explosions” in the area over the previous 10 hours, although no one called MACECOM to report the incidents, Colbenson said.

The investigation is ongoing and there are currently no suspects, according to Colbenson.