TROTWOOD — An investigation in a Trotwood neighborhood led to the Dayton Bomb Squad being called out Monday evening.
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The Trotwood Police Department requested the bomb squad to respond to the 6200 block of W. Third Street around 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Trotwood Police Chief Erik Wilson told News Center 7 that this was found near a small self-storage facility.
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Technicians investigated a device and later identified it as a consumer-grade smoke grenade, Dayton Police Sergeant Ben Wolodkiewicz confirmed.
Wolodkiewicz also noted that the smoke grenade had been tampered with.
“The device was transported to a local disposal site, where it was rendered safe without incident,” Wolodkiewicz said.
A Montgomery County dispatch supervisor told News Center 7 on Monday that the investigation may be connected to an arson call in the area from over the weekend. As shown on News Center 7 at 5:00, Trotwood’s police chief said that wasn’t the case.
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