RESIDENTS were evacuated from their homes after a bomb scare at a Colchester police station.
Officers cordoned off a number of roads surrounding the station in John Kent Avenue on Saturday afternoon after a suspect package was found.
Darryl Hearn, who lives on the road, said: "I started noticing as I looked out of the window at 2.45pm.
"Across the road they cordoned off Catherine Hunt Way.
"I spoke to a policeman, they had a suspect bag in the Shrub End police station.
"They evacuated people from their homes."
The roads were re-opened by 5.15pm For more information read Monday's Gazette
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