Juneau police found an explosive inside an impounded car being prepared for auction.
Police spokeswoman Erann Kalwara said a disposal team destroyed the explosive on Tuesday.
“We’re not sure exactly who the property in the vehicle belonged to, but there doesn’t appear to be any nefarious attempts or anything of significance we need to be concerned about with that particular device,” she said.
The device consisted of a seal bomb and other homemade explosive materials, she said.
Kalwara would not disclose who owned the impounded car.
She said the department typically only discloses names when someone is arrested or given a citation.
Jeremy Hsieh is the deputy managing editor of the KTOO newsroom in Juneau. He’s a podcast fiend who’s worked in journalism since high school as a reporter, editor and television producer. He ran Gavel Alaska for 360 North from 2011 to 2016, and is big on experimenting with novel tools and mediums (including the occasional animated gif) to tell stories and demystify the news. Jeremy’s an East Coast transplant who moved to Juneau in 2008.
