All items were rendered safe by bomb squad members.
Sheriff Class in a Facebook post said to not touch or move items that are believed to be explosive. In situations like this, if you ever find items that you believe to be explosive or not even sure what they are, please do not touch or move them. Contact your local authorities and let those with experience take care of those items so no one gets hurt. Thank you to the members of the Bomb Squad that assisted with this today. Your help is always welcomed and appreciated.
- Cooper County Sheriff Chris Class
UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT 7:15 P.M.
The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the Missouri State Highway Patrol Bomb Squad on Thursday, May 13.
Members of the Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Bomb Squad, disposed of several dangerous devices that were located outside a residence in Cooper County. The individual located the items and contacted the Sheriff’s Office. The items consisted of older blasting caps and older training munnitions.
All items located were rendered safe by members of the Bomb Squad. All items located were turned over to the MSHP Bomb Squad, which made the items safe by destroying them in a controlled environment.