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| Man arrested after bomb found in car stopped in South El Monte |
| 2006-03-24 |
| SOUTH EL MONTE, Calif. - A homemade bomb was found Friday on the back seat of a car stopped for a traffic violation, authorities said. The bomb was safely defused, but several industrial businesses were evacuated and a main boulevard was closed for about four hours. Authorities did not know the size or power of the explosive device or its intended use. The driver, whose identity was not immediately released, was arrested for investigation of being under the influence of a narcotic and could face charges of possessing an explosive device and an altered firearm, authorities said. The driver was pulled over about 5 a.m. in a red hatchback for speeding in El Monte, a suburb about 15 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, sheriff's Sgt. Paul Patterson said. Deputies "observed a package in the rear of the vehicle with wires coming out of it," sheriff's Sgt. Don Manumaleuna said. The sheriff's arson-explosives detail was called and determined that the package was an "improvised explosive device," Manumaleuna said. The bomb squad contacted the FBI and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Manumaleuna said. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #13 bet he's a tweaker - pipe bombs are honkie items |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-03-24 18:44 |
| #12 This fool probably got free drugs for delivering this 'package' to someone. More 2 come ? |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-03-24 18:43 |
| #11 Don't use names in South El Monte, CA? mind boggles. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-03-24 18:28 |
| #10 Maybe an ELFy. |
| Posted by: Jans Snomble4884 2006-03-24 18:05 |
| #9 Good catch, RC. |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2006-03-24 17:34 |
| #8 Xbalanke, you forgot to highlight the "red". |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-03-24 17:30 |
| #7 A homemade bomb was found Friday on the back seat of a car stopped for a traffic violation ... was arrested for investigation of being under the influence of a narcotic ... The driver was pulled over about 5 a.m. in a red hatchback for speeding ... They should tack on a public stupidity charge on general principal. Makes me wonder if the guy would have called the cops if someone stole it out of his car. |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2006-03-24 17:27 |
| #6 Hummm. Something that begins with M? |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2006-03-24 17:27 |
| #5 So, here again we get to play the What's His Name Game? |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2006-03-24 16:22 |
| #4 Wo speeds with a bomb in the back seat? Morons, that's who. |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-03-24 16:21 |
| #3 No gun, no fowl. |
| Posted by: Churchills Parrot 2006-03-24 15:49 |
| #2 Good work ATF. Good work by the sheriff's department. ATF bomb unit will examine it and see if it matches any other devices in their database. FBI will issue a statement: "This is not a terrorist incident. |
| Posted by: Steve 2006-03-24 15:39 |
| #1 wow. Good work ATF. |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-03-24 14:56 |