Bomb squad detonates explosive device in South Lake Tahoe
Police are sifting through the remnants of a crude explosive device to determine who may have left it on Tallac Avenue near the Laundromat at Harrison Avenue in South Lake Tahoe.
“At first glance it did not appear to be a highly sophisticated device,” South Tahoe police Lt. Brian Williams told Lake Tahoe News.
He did add that had someone been near the contraption when it went off, the result could have been life threatening.
People at the laundry facility called officers Tuesday about 7am alerting them to the suspicious device. Tahoe Douglas bomb squad used its robot to detonate it.
The object was described as having shotgun shells and other material wrapped in duct tape.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report
I have seen the Tahoe-Douglas bomb robot at lots of events. We are lucky they have it and can share it around. Nice job guys!
6th grade students have been given demonstrations of the robot at the annual “Drug Store Project” at the college. It is very impressive and So. Lake Tahoe is very fortunate to have the device and trained personnel to use it.