A man faces charges after Raleigh police said he told them that he had a pipe bomb in his vehicle while parked Wednesday in a station parking lot.
Christopher Carnes, 33, is charged with two counts of perpetrating a hoax in or at a public building.
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Officers did not find any hazardous items after a search after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Raleigh police northeast substation on Greens Dairy Road.
Raleigh police determined there was no threat to the public or surrounding businesses.
On Wednesday afternoon, police were investigating the suspect's red Dodge Charger, which had writing on it. Authorities towed the car away on Wednesday.
Wednesday's incident comes after a May 7, 2022, incident in which Raleigh police officers fired 30 rounds in the shooting death of a man who they say targeted officer vehicles and assaulted officers with Molotov cocktails. The incident occurred in the Raleigh Police Department's Southeast District parking lot on Rock Quarry Road.