(GRAND FORKS) – Grand Forks Police are releasing more information regarding the events leading up to the lockdown of one of the city’s largest events centers earlier this afternoon.
According to Anna Rosburg, General Manager of the Alerus Center, the facility was placed on lockdown earlier Tuesday afternoon.
Grand Forks Police say they received a call for service regarding a suspicious device in the parking lot of the Alerus Center at just after 1:30 p.m. this afternoon. A perimeter was established around the device, and the Grand Forks Regional Bomb Team was activated to assist authorities with the incident. During the investigation, it was determined that the device was a concrete pressure meter, which posed no threat to the public.
Authorities say video surveillance was obtained of a white SUV that placed the device in the parking lot. At around 1 p.m., the SUV drove through the Alerus Center parking lot, placed the pressure meter in the lot and drove onto 42nd Street South.
Police say there is no further information available to release to the public regarding the suspect vehicle.
As the investigation unfolded, surrounding businesses took precautions to ensure the safety of the occupants in their structures.
Grand Forks Police are continuing to investigate the situation.
