Police Investigate Large Hazardous Materials Shipment To Home
May 20, 2009 by national
Filed under Incident Reports
Deputies are continuing to investigate bomb making materials that were discovered at a Santa Cruz home Tuesday night causing police to evacuate nearly 40 homes. According to deputies, a large shipment of hazardous materials was delivered to a home on 25th Avenue in Santa Cruz Tuesday afternoon.
Sheriff deputies blocked off the 200 block of East Cliff Drive and the nearby streets in a 300-foot radius of that home. A search warrant was issued overnight and deputies were able to search the house. Police have arrested the man inside the home where the explosives were delivered; he was under the influence of a controlled substance. People in the neighborhood were able to return home early Wednesday morning. Deputies said they are not sure if it’s the company that shipped the materials.
“Well, obviously, our bomb technicians will go in the there to retrieve the material, discover what’s there in the event there’s an explosive. Obviously we want to clear the area,” said Sergeant Dan Campos of Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday night.
