The SLO County Bomb Task Force was called out to the SLO County Pharmacy in San Luis Obispo near the old General Hospital after someone reported a “suspicious” abandoned briefcase, according to SLO Police. Area buildings were evacuated, and the briefcase was blown up with a small explosive. According to police: “The package was found to be free of any explosive or any other dangerous item.” Papers, however, erupted across the sidewalk. Detective J.D. Cronin of the Sheriff’s Department is pictured in the bomb suit.
This article appears in Mar 12-19, 2009.