Police: Hazmat investigation leads to home evacuations in Jacksonville neighborhood

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Members of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s Hazardous Device Unit were sent to investigate a home Wednesday on Spencer’s Trace Drive on the Westside.

According to Lt. D.E. Pellot, with the Sheriff’s Office, officers were sent to the home at 4 p.m. to conduct a follow up investigation related to a previous “domestic violence incident.” Pellot wrote in a summary that “some items of concern were discovered” and that the Hazardous Device Unit responded.

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Specific details could not be released. Pellot said four to five nearby residences were evacuated as a precaution.


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