Tag: Bomb Squad

Bomb squad called in after Santa Muerte scare

News Staff Report The Brownsville bomb squad had to be called in to San Benito Wednesday night after witnesses said they heard a strange ticking coming from a Santa Muerte statue in the middle of the street near Pennsylvania and Yost road “The bomb squad placed a small detonator on it so they could blow …

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‘Grenade’ found in home a dud

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The hand grenade found inside a San Benito home on Tuesday was a dud after all, local police have confirmed. Operations Chief Martin Morales Jr. of the San Benito Police Department said on Friday that the device, which was confirmed to be a hand grenade, was “deactivated.” “It was …

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Police probe suspected grenade at home

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The Brownsville Police Department Bomb Squad was called to assist local authorities who discovered what was initially believed to be a grenade inside a San Benito home. Operations Chief Martin Morales Jr. of the San Benito Police Department confirmed Tuesday evening that the suspected grenade was found after 5 …

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