Pa. State Police Evacuate Town while Searching for Explosives

Residents living in the Millcreek Township area were ordered to evacuate their homes until further notice "due to removing explosive devices," according to the Pennsylvania State Police.

By Jenna Wise

Source pennlive.com

Sept. 9, 2025

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Pennsylvania State Police ordered residents within a in Millcreek Township to evacuate Tuesday during a search for explosive devices.
Troopers and fire police were deployed to the neighborhood outside Newmanstown to assist with removal of the explosives.
Authorities have not released details about the details, including what type of explosives and how they were discovered.

Residents living in the Millcreek Township area were ordered to evacuate their homes until further notice 'due to removing explosive devices,' according to the Pennsylvania State Police. — Residents living in the Millcreek Township area were ordered to evacuate their homes until further notice "due to removing explosive devices," according to the Pennsylvania State Police.

Some residents of a Lebanon County town were told to immediately evacuate their homes Tuesday while police search for explosive devices.

In a Tuesday news release, Pennsylvania State Police said anyone who lives within a quarter mile of 11 Central Drive in Millcreek Township should evacuate until further notice. The address is for a home in a residential neighborhood outside Newmanstown.

State police said troopers and fire police will be seen in the area Tuesday “due to removing explosive devices.”

Police did not immediately elaborate on who had the explosives, why they had them, or how they were discovered.

Police said they will update the community “when it is safe to return to your residences.”

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