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<p>A traffic stop Saturday afternoon in Wilkes-Barre Township sent bomb squads to two separate municipalities on different sides of the Susquehanna River.</p><p>Wilkes-Barre Township police conducted the stop on the southbound entrance ramp to Interstate 81 that merges from Route 309, according to a police report. Police said they found approximately 30 pounds of explosive powder in the vehicle.</p><p>The Pennsylvania State Police and Scranton bomb squads were then called in.</p><p>Police said they received a search warrant for a home associated with the vehicle at 628-630 Blackman Street, where they found manufacturing equipment for explosives. While the bomb squads were detonating the materials found in the vehicle off Johnson Street in Wilkes-Barre Township, they were called to Oliver Street in Swoyersville for a potential &#8220;large quantity&#8221; of dynamite in a silver Chevrolet SUV.</p><p>No explosives were found in the SUV, but an area of the street was evacuated while the vehicle was examined.</p><p>Swoyersville Police Sgt. Kyle Castner said police evacuated both sides of Oliver Street from Jackson Street to Main Street.</p><p>Castner said a male involved in the initial traffic stop in Wilkes-Barre Township was picked up by Kingston police and led police to the SUV.</p><p>Jean Hudak, who lives on Company Row, a few houses down from the Blackman Street home, said she had heard some loud bangs once or twice this year.</p><p>&#8220;I just thought they were making fireworks,&#8221; she said.</p><p>Hudak noted that it&#8217;s a quiet street, but now she&#8217;s concerned because she has two dogs. &#8220;I want them to be safe with or without me home.&#8221;</p><p>Wilkes-Barre Township police said the Pennsylvania State Police Clandestine Lab Response Team also responded to Blackman Street because materials found in a garage of the property were consistent with the manufacturing of meth.</p><p>Castner said the evacuation on Oliver Street went smoothly.</p><p>&#8220;Luckily there weren&#8217;t a lot of people home,&#8221; Castner said.</p><p>Marc Rodriguez, a resident of the neighborhood, was out to dinner when he received a call from neighbor Tom James, telling him about the incident. Rodriguez said he was escorted to his property to get his dogs.</p><p>James said he had seen the male around during the day on the street.</p><p>The Maltby and Swoyersville fire departments and the Kingston, Swoyersville and Luzerne police departments also responded to Oliver Street.</p><p>ACT Towing of Wilkes-Barre transported the SUV back to Wilkes-Barre Township after the bomb squad determined that it was empty.</p><p>Swoyersville Mayor Chris Concert was in Nanticoke at St. Faustina&#8217;s festival when his &#8220;phone lit up like Las Vegas&#8221; as people began to speculate about what was happening. He came back into town to monitor the situation.</p><p>Concert was thankful the scene was cleared without incident.</p><p>As a result of the investigation, Wilkes-Barre Township Code Enforcement Officer Thomas Zedolik declared 626 Blackman St. uninhabitable.</p><p>As of Saturday night, no arrests have been announced and police are continuing the investigation.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Members of the Pennsylvania State Police and Scranton Police bomb squads look over a Chevrolet SUV parked on Oliver Street in Swoyersville. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_bomb1_faa-4.jpg</photo0><caption0>Members of the Pennsylvania State Police and Scranton Police bomb squads look over a Chevrolet SUV parked on Oliver Street in Swoyersville. </caption0><photoCredit0>Fred Adams | for Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_bomb2_faa-3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Members of the Pennsylvania State Police and Scranton Police bomb squads look over a Chevrolet SUV parked on Oliver Street in Swoyersville. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_bomb2_faa-3.jpg</photo1><caption1>Members of the Pennsylvania State Police and Scranton Police bomb squads look over a Chevrolet SUV parked on Oliver Street in Swoyersville. </caption1><photoCredit1>Fred Adams | for Times Leader </photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Traffic stop ends with bomb squads in WB Twp., Swoyersville</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Melanie Mizenko</p><p>mmizenko@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Melanie Mizenko at 570-991-6116 or on Twitter @TL_MMizenko</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Traffic stop sends bomb squads to Wilkes-Barre Township, Swoyersville