Monica Hubbard writes to Altadenablog today:
This morning I had an e-mail inquiry from a friend on Maiden Lane
regarding discovery of a pipe bomb on Saturday afternoon near the
intersection of Dolores and Mt. Curve streets.Sheriff Blow responded to my e-mail and said that an Altadena resident
out walking found the explosive device in the street and called it
in. The L.A. County Sheriff's Bomb Squad responded to the scene and
neutralized the device.The Sheriff deputies do not know where the device came from or how it got
there.I called the Sheriff's Station this afternoon to try to get a little bit
more information. I was told that Sheriff Station personnel very rarely
find these kinds of devices in our area, but when they do, the devices
are usually close to the mountains, perhaps taken there by individuals
intending to set them off in more remote areas just to see what the
device will do.Yesterday's discovery is under investigation.
Sincere thanks to Sheriff Blow and his deputies for their swift response
to the community inquiries.Monica Hubbard
Member, Altadena Sheriff's Community Advisory Committee
