Police are investigating after several small explosive devices were found in a vacant apartment in Altoona.

According to the report, Altoona police, along with support from the Altoona Fire Department, responded on Tuesday to City Hall Commons, 1130 13th Ave., for reports of suspicious devices being found in an empty apartment.

The state police Bomb Squad was called to the scene and removed three small improvised explosive devices. There were no threats or danger to surrounding occupants or the public, Altoona police reported. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Coroner: Deceased inmate had prescription, illicit drugs in system

A female inmate who died in her cell at the Blair County Prison had both prescription and illicit drugs in her system, said county Coroner Ray S. Benton.

The Coroner’s Office was dispatched to the prison on Jan. 2 after April Stamps was found dead in her cell, the report states.

The investigation into her death included an autopsy and toxicology testing.

Benton said Stamps died from a combination of both prescription and illicit drugs and preexisting medical conditions.

The investigation is now closed, the coroner said.