Police respond to possible explosive device found at NW OKC home

UPDATE @ 5:12 P.M.

Police have given the all-clear after the bomb squad determined the object was not an explosive.

According to a bomb squad supervisor, the device was a novelty alarm clock made to look like sticks of dynamite with wires.

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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City Police have closed off a section of St. Clair Avenue near NW 10th and Portland on Tuesday afternoon after an area resident says they found a possible explosive device at her home.

According to police, a woman who recently bought a home in the neighborhood was cleaning things out when she found an object that resembled a bomb before calling 911.

The police bomb squad reportedly arrived at the scene just before 4:15 p.m. to assess the situation.

News 4 will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.