Bomb scare at towing yard

Police at the site of a suspicious item found at a towing business in Dandenong South. 183903_02 Picture: GARY SISSONS

By Cam Lucadou-Wells

UPDATE 1.50pm

Police have advised that the area subject a bomb scare in Dandenong South is being cleared. It has been declared safe.

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A police bomb response unit has been called to a suspicious item found in Dandenong South.

The item was inside a vehicle at a towing company in Kirkham Road, Dandenong South on 9 August.

Officers found the item just before 10am, and are conducting safety checks, a Victoria Police spokesperson said.

Police have cordoned off the area.