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07/04/2005: "State Bomb Squad Called In On Suspicious Packages, But No Bombs"

A 1000 foot perimeter was maintained Sunday night in the Lopez Village area on Lopez as a safeguard against possible injuries if it turned out two packages were in fact bombs. The good news is that there were no explosives found in two radios that had been set up to look like, and sound like, they could be explosive devices.

According to Sheriff Cumming, the department had two confirmed reports of two packages that were unattended, and making noise. Not willing to take any changes that it was only something harmless -or someone's idea of a bad "joke"- Sheriff Cumming called in the State Patrol Bomb Squad, complete with two dogs to make the preliminary determination.

The first members of the Bomb Squad reviewed photos of the suspicion devices, while Sheriff Deputies set up barriers to close off the three entries to the site as they awaited the second plane of Bomb Squad members and their dogs. Once everyone was in place, the packages were destroyed by the Bomb Squad, the barriers were removed, and the area was opened up for the scheduled, and expected fireworks to celebrate the 4th of July.