Arrest made following bomb scare at Motherwell polling station
Police have confirmed they have arrested a man following an incident in Motherwell this morning.
Officers were called to the town's Glen Tower flats at around 1am - where the community room is a designated polling station - over reports of a suspicious device.
The building was evacuated as a precaution while bomb squad officers investigated the item.
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Hide AdShortly after 11.30am, Chief Inspector Mark Leonard said: “Police in Motherwell have arrested a 48-year-old man in connection with a suspicious device found on the ground floor of Glen Tower flats, Motherwell around 1am on Thursday, 12 December, 2019.
“Enquiries are ongoing.”