Suspicious Object Prompts Bomb Scare At Dearborn Heights City Hall
DEARBORN (WWJ) - A tennis ball wrapped in duct tape and deemed suspicious was the cause of a bomb scare outside Dearborn Heights City Hall.
Nothing exploded and no one was hurt, according to Police Sgt. Steve Pop, who explained it started at around 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
"Our officer that has a detail here at City Hall was walking the grounds to check on things that were on the grounds and he found a device which is a tennis ball. It was wrapped in gray duct tape."
The Michigan State Police Bomb Squad, called in to investigate, used a robot to open the ball — which was found on the basketball courts.
State Police Specialist Sergeant Ashland Bray said it turned out to be nothing. The ball, he said, contained a paper towel. adding, however, that similar-looking devices can do some damage.
"The danger of it could be close to maybe a large commercial firework going off," Bray said.
The ball contained a paper towel.
Who would leave such a mysterious object?
"Most likely it was probably juveniles...came up with something. Usually they find these things on the Internet and decided to make it," Bray said. "If you ever come across anything like that, just leave it alone, call 911, and the bomb squad will respond."
City Hall was placed under a brief lockdown.
The object was turned over to Dearborn Heights police for further investigation.
