PIPE BOMB IN MOBILE-HOME PARK FORCES EVACUATION.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer A hundred people were evacuated e·vac·u·ate v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates v.tr. 1. a. To empty or remove the contents of. b. To create a vacuum in. 2. Wednesday night after a pipe bomb was found in a mobile-home park, sheriff's officials said. Described as a four-inch plastic pipe, the bomb was detonated 2-1/2 hours later by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. Arson/Explosives Detail. ``They were able to render the device safe,'' said Deputy Dwayne Bednar. ``No one was injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. .'' Officials said the device was found by manager Robert Carter Robert Carter or Bob Carter are common names in the English language. They may refer to:
``He was walking around the park doing a security check,'' said Bednar. Carter moved the device to his trailer and notified authorities. As deputies arrived at the trailer park, they evacuated residents and notified the Arson/Explosives Detail. Yvonne Brooks, 59, who has lived at the park for six years, said she heard someone knocking on her doors but didn't realize what was going on. She ignored the knocking and went to sleep. ``I thought somebody was trying to break into my house,'' said Brooks. ``I heard loud banging on my doors and windows Doors and Windows is a multimedia disk by the Irish band The Cranberries. Track listing
Later in the night, Brooks woke to let her dog out when she heard what she thought was a large firecracker. ``I heard something go off,'' said Brooks. ``It really scared me.'' Officials said they are investigating the bomb's origin. |
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