Glasgow Park has reopened after New Castle County police did not find an explosive device that was reportedly left in the parkland.
The more than 250-acre park was closed from about 10:35 p.m. Tuesday until about 1 p.m. Wednesday as county police and others investigated information from Maryland State Police about the threat.
During a separate investigation, Maryland Troopers received information a person had placed an explosive device somewhere in the park, said Cpl. Michael McNasby, a police spokesman.
“Officers immediately responded to the area, closed the park and established a perimeter,” McNasby said.
Officers remained on the scene conducting a thorough search of the entire park and surrounding area, closing the park to the public.
County police vehicles, along with Delaware Department of Transportation trucks, could be seen blocking all entrances to the park. A large gathering of police was also seen in the parking lot nearest Routes 40 and 896.
The county police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team and its K-9 unit assisted in a grid search of the entire park, which offers bike and wooded hiking trails, as well as skate and dog parks.
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Police stop sex assault at Glasgow Park
This is at least the second time in a week’s period that county police have conducted an investigation inside the park.
Last week, officers patrolling the park after hours stopped a 48-year-old Newark man’s plans to sexually abuse a 14-year-old girl. The man has been charged with the sexual solicitation of a child.
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