Man arrested after explosive device incident in Scarborough has been released on bail

The man who was arrested last week after an explosive device was found in a construction site has been released on bail.
By Corinne Macdonald
Published 13th Sep 2021, 14:48 GMT
The police cordon in place last week. (JPI Media/ Richard Ponter)The police cordon in place last week. (JPI Media/ Richard Ponter)
The police cordon in place last week. (JPI Media/ Richard Ponter)

North Yorkshire Police say enquiries continue whilst he has been released on conditional bail.

Last Thursday September 9 police, fire and ambulance crews responded to reports of an explosive device at a construction site near Field Lane in Scalby.

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A controlled explosion of the device was carried out at the site the following morning with the police working with experts from the Ministry of Defence.

A local man in his 40s was arrested as part of the police response to the incident but has since been released on police bail.