NEWS BRIEF

KPD, Salem Bomb Squad respond to Keizer call

At approximately 2:17 p.m. on Tuesday, Keizer Police responded to a 911 call at the Keizer Station Apartments in the 5400 block of McLeod Lane NE. 

As a result, a 21-year-old male was charged with misdemeanor domestic menacing after he threatened his 21-year-old ex-girlfriend with a firearm. 

A witness told officers the suspect likely possessed additional weapons and a device described as a grenade inside his apartment. 

Salem PD Bomb Squad responded, and after the complex was evacuated located a legal smoke grenade inside the apartment. 

After the scene was declared safe residents were allowed to return to their apartments. 

The suspect was lodged at the Marion County jail.