California: ‘Cricket Bomb’ Found Outside Lathrop Senior Center


An improvised explosive device was discovered and dealt with in Lathrop on Thursday, authorities say.

The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office says they got a call late in the morning about a suspicious device near the picnic tables outside the Lathrop Senior Center. The caller said the device looked like a small bottle with a wire coming out of it.

Lathrop police evacuated the area while an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team went to check out the device.

Authorities say the device was found to be a “cricket bomb,” a small but dangerous improvised explosive.

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Source: CBS Sacramento