NewsApril 25, 2013
Unattended backpack causes scare in Poplar Bluff
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- An unattended package is responsible for a bomb scare.
Police Capt. David Sutton said there was a report Tuesday afternoon of a suspicious package left at the base of a railroad trestle. Responding officers found a backpack...Associated Press
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- An unattended package is responsible for a bomb scare.
Police Capt. David Sutton said there was a report Tuesday afternoon of a suspicious package left at the base of a railroad trestle. Responding officers found a backpack.
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A robot from the Southeast Missouri Regional Bomb Team removed the backpack and rendered it safe with a water cannon. It was found to contain clothing and personal effects.
The owner of the backpack has not been identified.
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