Lancashire Constabulary officers are continuing to investigate the incident where two grenade-type devices were found in Fulwood and are asking for your help to identify a potential witness.
Lancashire Constabulary officers would like to speak to the man in the CCTV footage in connection with the investigation.The officers want to make it clear that he is being treated solely as a witness, is not in any trouble with us, and they do not believe he had any involvement in the incident at this time. If you weren’t already aware, Lancashire Constabulary officers were called to a property in Watling Street Road at around 12:25pm on Tuesday 18th June to a report that the devices had been found close to an address.
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Source: Lancashire Constabulary
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