A late-night call about a man acting strangely outside a convenience store in Kitsap County quickly escalated into something far more serious after a possible explosive was found.
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Deputies with the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office ended up calling in the Washington State Patrol bomb squad after discovering what appeared to be an improvised explosive device inside a suspect’s car.
It happened Thursday night in an unincorporated part of Port Orchard.
Man’s Erratic Behavior Leads to Police Finding Explosive
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were called to the Mullinex Market in the 1900 block of SE Mullinex Road around 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
Witnesses had reported a man behaving erratically outside the store, causing police to investigate…