New York: Explosive device found in car outside East Harlem NYPD precinct


Police say a domestic dispute led to a homemade “potentially viable improvised explosive device” being discovered inside a car in East Harlem on Wednesday morning.

Chontrell Wrencik, 50, the man accused of having the device, is facing multiple charges, including reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a bomb, and assault.

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Source: Fox5 New York News


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