{"id":186837,"date":"2025-08-30T08:26:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T08:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/186837\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T08:26:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T08:26:18","slug":"bomb-scare-at-phoenix-military-facility-what-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/186837\/","title":{"rendered":"Bomb scare at Phoenix military facility: What happened?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX \u2013 A man who wanted to get rid of what he thought might be an explosive device caused a bomb scare Thursday afternoon in Phoenix, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The man brought the device to the Papago Park Military Reservation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Arizona+National+Guard+Papago+Park+Military+Reservation\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x249dd2316e8077f1?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:2428&amp;ictx=111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">near 56th Street and McDowell Road<\/a> around 3:45 p.m., according to the Phoenix Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>A police bomb squad was deployed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dema.az.gov\/arizona-national-guard\/training-area-ranges\/papago-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Arizona National Guard facility<\/a>, and the surrounding area was evacuated as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p>How was bomb scare at Phoenix military facility resolved?<\/p>\n<p>Authorities determined the man didn\u2019t pose a threat, so there is no criminal investigation.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out, the man drove to the facility with the device because he thought it was a military explosive and wanted to turn it over. He later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/news\/local\/valley\/area-in-phoenix-evacuated-after-possible-explosive-device-found\/75-845420bc-1351-43e8-b3ae-d0168c202814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">told 12News<\/a> he received the item as a gift from his brother and he was concerned it might be dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>Personnel from Luke Air Force Base in Glendale were called in to take possession of the device.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kstonezone\" data-show-count=\"false\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Follow @kstonezone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We want to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">Have a story idea or tip? 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