Homes Evacuated In Waxhaw, NC When Explosive Looking Device Found during Eviction

Waxhaw, NC – Union County Sheriff Deputy Sgt. Pauline Lucore and Deputy Brandon Wicker discovered what appeared to be an explosive device while serving eviction papers due to foreclosure this morning at 2017 Dunsmore Ln. The owners of record at the time of foreclosure were Evangelina Rodriguez & Caroline Evangelina Latchison.

The house was vacant. Upon finding the device in an upstairs room, Sgt. Lucore evacuated the home and called Waxhaw Police. The ATF and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Bomb Squad were called in to investigate. Over 30 homes in the immediate area were evacuated.

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