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Suspect arrested in Council Bluffs “suspicious device” incident

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March 31st, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – A “suspicious device” found at a fitness center in Council Bluffs, Thursday morning, resulted in an arrest. Authorities say the Pottawattamie County/Council Bluffs Bomb Disposal Unit was called at around 9:09-a.m to Planet Fitness (1442 Mall Drive, Ste. 500) when the object was found.

The business was temporarily shut-down while the bomb squad removed the item from the premises. Police say there are “No indications that the item was intended to disrupt the normal business operations [of the business] or the public.

Police said a person suspected of possessing the device was arrested, but their name, and other details, were not immediately released.