HAYES TOWNSHIP — A Harrison man was arrested after authorities say he falsely reported that an explosive device had been left near his home Tuesday evening.

According to a Sept. 24 news release from the Clare County Sheriff Department, Clare County Central Dispatch received a call at 6:36 p.m. from 35-year-old Zachery Scott Combs, who claimed two people left a suitcase containing an explosive device near his residence on Jill Janet Street. Deputies found a suitcase matching his description in his yard near the mailbox.

Deputies and the Harrison Community Fire Department set up a perimeter and called the Michigan State Police Bomb Squad. While waiting for the squad to arrive, deputies spoke with neighbors and obtained surveillance video showing Combs placing the suitcase in his yard.

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