Fake bomb update

The fake bomb found in the Harrison Park neighborhood (mentioned previously here) was apparently made of one of man's least dangerous substance, Play Doh. The Charlotte Observer has the short scoop.

Sheriff’s deputies serving an eviction notice Monday in Waxhaw found a fake bomb made of Play-Doh and wires, prompting them to call in a local bomb squad and federal authorities.

But it appears their scoop came from Western Union County Scoop, a website I'd never run across before. Here's a snippet of their more definitive scoop, including their own video clips. (Check them out but be prepared to wait for them to load. They're a little too large as far as video clips go & when I watched them, the video & audio weren't synced. Minor quibbles considering they're blowing the socks off of the Observer so far on this story.)

Union County Sheriff Deputy Sgt. Pauline Lucore and Deputy Brandon Wicker discovered what appeared to be an explosive device while serving eviction papers due to foreclosure this morning at 2017 Dunsmore Ln. The owners of record at the time of foreclosure were Evangelina Rodriguez & Caroline Evangelina Latchison.

The house was vacant. Upon finding the device in an upstairs room, Sgt. Lucore evacuated the home and called Waxhaw Police. The ATF and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Bomb Squad were called in to investigate. Over 30 homes in the immediate area were evacuated.

A Char/Meck Bomb Squad technician suited up and entered the home. Once entering the home, the Bomb Squad technician determined the device was made of children’s play doh and wires, designed to look like an explosive device. Play Doh is a child’s clay like moldable toy that it is primarily a mixture of water, salt and flour.

And for those who want the entire fake-bomb-in-Waxhaw multimedia experience, here's a link to a WSOC slideshow and a video shot from helicopter as well.

All in all, I for one learned something from this whole sordid affair: Western Union County Scoop seems like a site worth keeping an eye on.