Bomb Squad Called Out To Area Near Comerica Park

Posted 6:05 PM, April 19, 2014, by Chris Poturalski, Updated at 06:07pm, April 19, 2014

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DETROIT, Mich. (April 19, 2014)- Several streets and the Detroit People Mover was shut down after a backpack was left a trash container not far from Comerica Park.

According to the Detroit Free Press, around 3 p.m. a citizen reported the backpack left near a trash can at the intersection of Woodward and Park in downtown Detroit.

Police cleared the area around 3:45 p.m. and closed the People Mover as a precaution.

The report of the backpack came in during the late innings of the Detroit Tigers/ Los Angeles Angels baseball game at Comerica Park.

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Scherzerfan

I'll bet there will be more of this nonsense. People were pissed because the park management reported they would start safety checks on folks coming in to the ball park. Personally, I prefer safety over sorry any day. Cameras, cameras, cameras.

Go Tigers. Great game Max
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April 20, 2014 at 9:09 AM Reply