Overview
- Officers conducting a firearms search at a Suffolk Avenue address discovered a suspected explosive on Monday, June 15, prompting an immediate police response and cordons.
- An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team and ambulance attended the scene while residents within the exclusion zone were told to evacuate for safety.
- A man was arrested on suspicion of firearms offences and initially held in custody; Dorset Police later said two more people were arrested as inquiries continued.
- By the following day Dorset Police reported the suspected device had been removed and was being made safe, though the cordon and investigation remained in place.
- Local people faced overnight displacement, Twynham Primary School stayed open with adjusted pick-up plans, and officials said updates would follow once the cordon is lifted.