Vancouver police destroy pipe bomb found inside vehicle
A 33-year-old West Vancouver man is in custody as police continue the investigation
Vancouver police safely destroyed a homemade pipe bomb found inside a vehicle at a traffic stop Thursday night.
Members of VPD's explosives disposal unit were called out to the scene around 9 p.m. PT, after a 33-year-old West Vancouver man told officers he had a homemade pipe bomb inside his car.
Officers found the bomb in the back of the vehicle during the traffic stop on East Cordova Street, near Hawks Avenue.
.<a href="https://twitter.com/VancouverPD">@VancouverPD</a> firing at the suspicious package after removing it from the vehicle on Cordova St. <a href="https://t.co/7MkPUsxIL2">pic.twitter.com/7MkPUsxIL2</a>
—@gpsmendozaThe area was shut down to traffic as members of the explosives disposal unit examined the vehicle and the explosives with a robot.
Police safely destroyed the bomb after thoroughly examining it.
The man driving the vehicle was taken into custody and the investigation is ongoing.
