Sheridan Police Investigate Possible Improvised Explosive Device

At approximately 5:30 pm Friday, the Sheridan Police Department received a report of a possible Improvised Explosive Device, or IED, in a vehicle in the 100 block of North Brooks Street in Sheridan. The original report indicated a vehicle contained a propane bottle with wires attached in a parking lot, with writing on the vehicle that stated, “no justice, no peace.”

Responding officers located the vehicle and discovered a small propane cylinder inside the vehicle described by the reporting party. The reported wire was a cell phone charging cable. Officers elected to evacuate one occupied building in the near vicinity of the vehicle and stop vehicular traffic on the nearest street as a safety precaution.

The vehicle owner was contacted and indicated that the propane cylinder was from a camping trip the previous weekend. It was quickly determined that there was no threat or danger to the community. The Sheridan Police Department would like to thank all concerned citizens for reporting any suspicious activity.