This year when police are under attack all across the country, this is a very serious situation that could have resulted in injuries and loss of life.
A possible explosive device was found next to the door of a police station in Nederland, Colorado in the Caribou Shopping Center. Police believed it to be a real explosive device and they took it to another location, where they are examining it using two robots. The shopping center and a couple of the local streets were shut down during the ordeal. The officer who found the backpack examined it and believed it to be a genuine but he wasn’t sure and that’s when they brought in a bomb squad.
Carrill said earlier this afternoon that the bomb squad has removed the backpack from the police department and is using two robots to examine the contents of the bag. He added that the suspicious device might be a bomb, but the bomb squad is still analyzing it.
A Nederland police officer found the backpack at about 7:50 a.m. “right by the front door” of the police department, 20 Lakeview Drive, Carrill said. The police department is located in the shopping center, which was evacuated.
“A Nederland officer inspected the package and determined that it may or may not be an explosive device,” Carrill said.
The Boulder County hazmat team is also investigating the backpack, according to Carrill. Officials from the Nederland Fire Protection District, Boulder County District Attorney’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Boulder County Sheriff’s Office are also part of the investigation.