The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said an “active” explosive device was found in a sedan during a routine traffic stop near Roseville, Calif., on April 7, 2026. 

A routine traffic stop went awry after a sheriff’s deputy noticed the fuse of an “active” explosive device in the vehicle, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said.

Around 1 a.m. on Tuesday morning, the deputy initiated a traffic stop for an obscured license plate just outside of Roseville near Industrial Avenue, according to the sheriff’s office spokesperson Elise Soviar.........

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