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Bomb squad investigating suspicious device in Kettering

The Dayton Bomb Squad's robot inspects the area where a suspicious device was found in a garbage can behind an alley on Cardington road, near Melrose Avenue in Kettering on Nov. 6, 2009.

Kelli Wynn The Dayton Bomb Squad's robot inspects the area where a suspicious device was found in a garbage can behind an alley on Cardington road, near Melrose Avenue in Kettering on Nov. 6, 2009.

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By Kelli Wynn, Staff Writer Updated 10:13 PM Friday, November 6, 2009

Police are trying to determine who put a device that had duct tape and wires attached to it in a garbage can in an alley.

The Dayton bomb squad detonated the suspicious device, which was found Friday morning, Nov. 6, in a can in an alley between Cardington Road and Melrose Avenue.

A garbage hauler who found the device about 11 a.m. notified Kettering police, which in turn called the bomb squad and the Kettering Fire Department, Kettering police Officer Michael Burke said.

“ We examined it, believed it to be something suspicious, possibly something incendiary,” Burke said .

It was considered suspicious because it had duct tape and wires attached to it. One police officer at the scene mentioned the device looked like a mason jar.

“There was possibly something in (the device) that was explosive,” Burke said.

Police went to homes and businesses within 300 yards of the garbage can to notify people about the device and to evacuate anyone potentially in harm’s way, Burke said .

The alley and some sections of Melrose Avenue and Cardington Road were closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic while the bomb squad conducted its investigation using a robot to inspect and defuse the device.

“We’ll ... try to determine who put this device inside the garbage can,” Burke said. “It’s still an ongoing criminal investigation.”

If police determine the device was a bomb, whoever is arrested could face a possible charge of inducing panic.

“If it’s determined that this was a hoax, they could be charged as well for possessing or putting this hoax device into a place where it caused fear and possible harm to people,” Burke said.

Contact this reporter at kwynn@DaytonDailyNews.com or (937) 225-2414.

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Are the Oakwood cops on this case. They can just go house to house. Knocking on doors and peoples heads. They have ways of getting people to talk. Kettering has a AAAAA+++++ police force. The best of the best. Oakwood PD can learn from the Kettering police on how the act in public.

John Q. Public
12:02 PM, 11/7/2009

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Rick,

I agree! DDN always starts out a story that way. Like when the "Pregnant woman dies from H1N1" As you read the story, she had already given birth. Always making a story worse than what it really is.

Ktown
10:15 AM, 11/7/2009

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My guess is that this was part of somecne's halloween costume that was discarded in the trash. If this is the case would it be overkill to charge them with inducing panic?

trick or treat
9:08 AM, 11/7/2009

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Better to overreact than underreact.

daffodilly
8:50 PM, 11/6/2009

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Why does the headline read "Bomb squad DETONATES suspicious device in Kettering", yet the article states, "The bomb squad used a robot to inspect and diffuse the device."? Talk about drumming up dramatics...

Rick Fader
8:06 PM, 11/6/2009

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