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Explosive Substance Removed From Del Paso Heights Home

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) -- A bomb squad removed a bucket with a suspicious powder from a Del Paso Heights home on Friday, causing a brief evacuation of nearby homes.

The incident began about 9 a.m. when Sacramento police were searching for a man in his 40s on an unrelated crime when they found the bucket in the back of a house on Altos Avenue near South Avenue.

The bomb squad was called in and officers felt the substance was sufficient for bomb-making, according to police. The evacuation was lifted by 3 p.m.

A man was taken into custody on the unrelated charge.

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