By Luke Voogt
A 42-year-old man is on bail after police charged him with manufacturing an explosive device following a bomb scare at Hamlyn Heights last Friday.
Police also charged the man with possessing explosive substances and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.
“He appeared before a bail justice and was bailed to [appear at] Geelong Magistrates’ Court at a later date,” a police spokesperson said.
Last Friday Victoria’s bomb squad detonated a “suspect” device at Hamlyn Heights after detectives discovered the object while serving a court order.
Torquay Crime Investigation Unit detectives attended the Pride Avenue address about 9.05am last Friday to serve the court order, a police spokesperson said last Friday.
“While there investigators had located a suspect device. The Bomb Response Unit attended and after inspecting the device, detonated it and rendered it safe.”
