Robot uses water cannon to blast suspicious box found in Ore. bank parking lot
Stock photo: Police agencies use robots in dangerous situations like bomb disposal. ToolsBy KVAL Web StaffGRANTS Pass, Ore. -- A robot armed with a water cannon destroyed a wooden box with exposed wiring found in the parking lot of a Grants Pass, Ore., bank Friday morning that prompted evacuations at nearby businesses. Around 8:28 a.m., officers from the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety responded to a report of a suspicious box in the parking lot of Wells Fargo Bank. Bank employees called 911 when they arrived at work and saw the box in the parking lot. Officers located a wooden box with wiring sticking out of the bottom. The bank and other businesses in the immediate area were evacuated as a precaution, and vehicular and foot traffic was diverted around the scene. The Oregon State Police bomb squad opened the box using a water cannon on a radio controlled robot. Inside, they found the components of a homemade audio speaker. |
Weather & TrafficWeather & Traffic
Stay ConnectedYouNews
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled.
Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.
|
Most Popular
Viewer Poll |
KATU, 2153 N.E. Sandy Blvd.,