CORONADO, Calif. (KGTV) – The discovery of a suspicious device in a Coronado neighborhood Wednesday prompted a law enforcement response and the evacuation of nearby residents for a few hours.
Just after 11:30 a.m., Coronado Police issued a notice to the public to avoid the 300 block of H Avenue due to what was initially described as “police activity.”
A post on the Coronado Police Department Facebook page added, “Public safety personnel are responding to a suspicious device located in the 300 block of H Avenue. Neighbors in the immediate area are being evacuated. Please avoid the area.”
Later Wednesday afternoon, police told ABC 10News a domestic violence report led to the discovery of the suspicious device. A woman went to the Coronado Police station on Orange Avenue at 9 a.m. and told officers a man assaulted her.
Police went to the 300 block of H Ave., where the alleged domestic violence happened, and they arrested a man there on domestic violence charges. CPD did not disclose his relationship to the victim, nor whether or not the two lived in the home.
As officers were inside the house, they saw something suspicious, which CPD described as a package. The officers left the home and called the sheriff bomb and arson squad, leading to the nearby evacuations.
At a little before 2 p.m., the sheriff's department determined the package was not an explosive, but CPD would not clarify what the supposed device was.
A BearCat armored vehicle was sent to the scene, and deputies used a robot to inspect the package.
H Street was closed between Fourth and Third streets, and a couple alleys were closed to the public as well.
