The device was first reported at 3:26 p.m. near the intersection of North Main Street and White Allen Avenue, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center records.
#UPDATE #TRAFFICALERT - N. Main St. is back open in both directions between Riverdale St. and I-75.
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) October 11, 2021
We appreciate your patience as we conducted our investigation in that area.
A 9-1-1 caller told dispatchers the device looked like a mortar shell with a wick coming out of it, according to dispatch records. It reportedly was wrapped in black tape.
Police closed North Main Street between Riverdale street and I-75 for about two hours as crews investigated.
“The bomb squad properly disposed of the ‘homemade bomb’ and the streets were opened back up,” a Dayton Police Department incident report read.
We are working to learn more and will update this story with any new information.
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