Suspicious Device At Upper Saucon Wawa Prompts Bomb Squad Response, Road Closures (Update)

A police incident involving a suspicious device shut down a busy stretch of Route 309 in Upper Saucon Township, prompting a bomb squad response and hours-long road closures, authorities said.

Police, fire crews, and the Allentown Bomb Squad were dispatched to the Wawa at 6680 Route 309 after a 911 call was made shortly before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, according to county dispatchers.

An uninvolved customer reported seeing a suspicious device inside a vehicle parked in the store’s lot, spotted on the passenger seat as they walked by, police said…

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