Greater Sudbury Police say a portion of Spruce Street was closed just after 6 p.m. and several homes evacuated after police located a “suspicious device” while conducting a search warrant in the area.
Drivers are asked to take alternate routes until further notice.
When contacted by Northern Life at around 11:30 p.m., Staff Sgt. Rick Waugh said he wasn't sure how much longer the affected residents would be out of their homes, but guessed it might be some time.
Waugh was unwilling to say what the suspicious device was, or whether or not a bomb squad had been called in.
However, other local media are reporting Greater Sudbury Police and OPP bomb squads are working to control and identify a suspicious device in a building on the street.
“It's important enough that we've displaced people,” Waugh said.
“At the end of the day, even if this proves to be nothing, then at least we've taken the proper, necessary steps to make sure nobody gets hurt.
“If it proves to be something, then we'll even be happier that we took the proper steps to ensure nobody gets hurt.”
Josey said he'd actually noticed an unmarked police car near his driveway at around 2 or 3 p.m., and it stayed there for several hours. He said he thinks the home containing the suspicious device is across the road from his.
If there was a raid, it was a quiet one, he said. “We never heard any sirens,” Josey said.
