Colorado: ‘Large, homemade firecracker’ shuts down CSPD’s Falcon substation


Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says that a “large, homemade firecracker” temporarily shut down parts of the Falcon substation on Sunday.

According to CSPD, at approximately 11:30 a.m. on June 29, 2025, a man came into the Falcon substation at 7850 Goddard Street with what he believed was a homemade firecracker. CSPD says that they removed the device from inside the building and placed it outside in the parking lot while they waited for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team to arrive. As a result, the lobby and parking lot were shut down to the public during this time.

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Source: KRDO News


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