Update: TCSO Investigates Explosive Device

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Update at 2:40 p.m.: Tuolumne County Sheriff’s deputies have cleared the scene at a Jamestown apartment complex where a grenade was found in one of the units. Sheriff’s spokesperson Ashley Boujikian updates, “Calaveras County Bomb Squad members were able to determine the grenade was inert. All previous evacuations have been lifted, and deputies have cleared the scene. Thank you to our community for your patience and support!” For further details on this incident, please view the information below.

Update at 2:14 p.m.: The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office updates that Calaveras County Bomb Squad members are on scene at the apartment complex in Jamestown, assessing a grenade found in one of the units and how best to dispose of it. We’ll pass along more details on this incident as soon as new information becomes available. Further details are below.

Update at 1:15 p.m.: Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office deputies remain on the scene in Jamestown, where an explosive device has been found at an apartment complex, forcing the evacuation of residents. Deputies responded to the scene at 11:31 a.m. at the building located off of Preston Lane after a report of a “possible explosive device that was found.” Sheriff’s spokesperson Ashley Boujikian updates that the device was a grenade and it was discovered in one of the units. She added, “Due to these types of explosive devices frequently being unstable, our deputies evacuated the nearby apartments and contacted the Calaveras County bomb squad to respond and assist with safely disposing of the device.”

Original post at 12:48 p.m.: Jamestown, CA — Tuolumne County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a possible explosive device at a Jamestown apartment building.

They responded to the scene at 11:31 a.m. at the complex off of Preston Lane after a report of a “possible explosive device that was found.” Sheriff’s spokesperson Ashley Boujikian reports, “Deputies are actively evacuating nearby apartments in the area.”

Additionally, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad is responding to the scene to assist. This is a developing story, and we will pass along more information as soon as it comes into the newsroom.