COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – The Broward Sheriff's Office bomb squad gave the all clear Tuesday night after inspecting what was reported as a suspicious device at the JM Lexus dealership on Sample Road.
Deputies were called after reports were made of a device located inside a recently traded-in vehicle. As a mechanic was conducting a routine inspection of the car, he saw what he described to be a pipe bomb in the trunk.
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Coconut Creek police evacuated the area and blocked off adjoining roads as the bomb squad investigated.
Authorities made contact with the owner of the car, John Gosney, of Deerfield Beach, who said the device was a "prop-toy."
The BSO bomb squad cleared the device and confirmed the device was a toy.
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