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‘Charging Station’ Prompts Bomb Squad Response To Nine Mile Road CVS Phamarcy
December 6, 2013
The CVS Pharmacy at Palafox and Nine Mile Road was surrounded by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies about 2:00 Thursday afternoon after a suspicious device was found outside near a trash receptacle.
It was later determined that the object was “an improvised recharging station”, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. The device was not explosive or considered immediately harmful.
The “all clear” was given shortly after 3:30 p.m.
The Florida State Fire Marshal’s Bomb Squad also responded, with witnesses reporting that the bomb squad robot was deployed about 3 p.m. Escambia County Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS were also on standby during the situation.
The Nine Mile Road and Palafox intersection was closed temporarily.
Pictured: The Florida State Fire Marshal’s Bomb Squad investigates a device at CVS on Palafox at Nine Mile Road Thursday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Smith, click to enlarge.
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6 Responses to “‘Charging Station’ Prompts Bomb Squad Response To Nine Mile Road CVS Phamarcy”
hey anything to play with a cool robot !!!
It’s terrible that the terrorist have won in such that stuff like this happens now. Back before 9/11 something like that would have been ignored or picked up and thrown away. Glad we’ve got LEO, EMS and Fire to handle it though.
If it had been a bomb I bet you folks would be glad that our LEOs responded, and that we have a bomb squad. These guys put their lives on the line everyday for us. The bomb squad is a dangerous job. Thank you for responding, never mind it wasn’t a bomb.
Hahahahahahaha, wow
Thats how you keep the new electric cars charged up. Park at a Drug Store for a couple hours it will get you home.
Another day in the big city of Ensley.