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HARRISBURG, N.C. — The Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad destroyed a device at a Harrisburg subdivision Monday afternoon that officials said was made to look like a bomb but did not pose a threat.

Bryan Dunn, Harrisburg Fire Department chief, said the device was found on a walking trail in the Rocky River Crossing subdivision, which is at the intersection of Rocky River Crossing Road and Roberta Road.

Dunn said that about 10:15 a.m. Monday a person that lives in the neighborhood was walking the area and spotted what appeared to be a package that looked dangerous, and contacted the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office, which dispatched its bomb squad.

“It was basically what we are going to consider a hoax package, but it had the components that would make anyone concerned,” Dunn said.

Dunn said it was a device made to look like an explosive device, but didn’t have any explosives.

The bomb squad wanted a 900-foot radius cleared as a danger zone, and officials had about five homes evacuated with about 18 people leaving the area. A temporary evacuation site was set up at Harrisburg Fire Station #1 on Morehead Road. The homes that were evacuated were on Creek View Court.