SEATTLE — One person was arrested in Washington state for attempting to explode a device under a police vehicle.
There were no injuries after a suspicious device was found underneath a Lynnwood Police Department pickup truck in the department’s parking lot around 11 p.m. Sunday, KOMO-TV reports.
The person who was arrested was not immediately identified.
A person suspected of leaving the device tried to drive away from the scene in the city 16 miles (26 kilometers) north of Seattle, police said.
A police sergeant chased the suspect, who was then taken into custody, authorities said.
The Washington State Patrol Bomb Squad responded to examine the device.
Bomb squad technicians told Lynnwood police it appeared the person attempted to detonate the device, authorities said.
