Yet another bomb scare…

[JimandLinda]

The BOD might want to start charging for WGA membership, so we can have a bail fund, for COs that get penned up! 😆

A film canister? How do you blow THAT up? 😮

Good luck at the station, Todd!

[DeputyDog]

Apparently someone on the press gazette forum is reading these posts as they linked this thread on their forum. I posted the cache link over there so they could see what suspicious item (since June 2009) that they had to blow up.

[Mister Greenthumb]

The one thing to keep in mind is that it is not your absolute right to hide a geocache anywhere that you want. I’m not sure if permission was granted to place this cache, but that would go a long way to protecting the right to keep the geocaching activity going. Here in Waukesha County there have been recent problems with caches in cemeteries and County Parks. The County Park situation has been smoothed over and the cemetery issue has been addressed as you may have seen in the forums. Part of the problem with this particular incident involves the lack of geocaching understanding by law enforcment. Remeber that no matter what the reason every time that there is a problem with a cache or the activity of a cacher it increases the chances of restrictions or even the banning of geocaching in certain areas. I hope that I didn’t end up sounding to much like “your Mom”, but I just want everyone to keep the proper perspective on what the real issue is here.

[tkks]

Hi everyone,

yes, it is another one of my caches. We have decided just to stop this whole game. This is getting ridiculous. we are archiving our hides. I will post more once I call the number that was in the paper.

Kristin

ps it was a film canister with a magnet on the top. hidden by duct tape.

[gotta run]

Sorry to hear that tkks but I think you have had an unusual run of bad luck on these. I hope you consider retaining at least some of your more remote hides.

On the Left Side of the Road...

[tkks]

perhaps we will be banned after the hubby talks to police (or rent a cop) today. i will keep you all informed so you know to log all the tkks caches before I let them be dismantled.

[zuma]

[Trekkin and Birdin]

So Ralph, what do you REALLY think? 😯

I have to agree in general, though……it’s tough to hit the bad luck you’ve had once, much less twice, but hang in there.

[myside]

@DeputyDog wrote:

Wonder if they at least signed the log before they detonated it.

Haha! That is great humor for a scary situation. Cheers.

[gotta run]

WOW Ralph…

I purposefully wasn’t going to give my opinion on this situation after being thoroughly eviscerated in cyberspace the last time this happened. So let me just say “ditto.”

Which reminds me, it’s time to renew my WGA membership.

On the Left Side of the Road...

[tkks]

so it has been 3 hours since we called the police and the community police officer and no response. Perhaps they are not as mad as I thought? It should be interesting…. will keep you all posted.

[geolivestrong]

I guess attitude is a choice….

[Todd300]

All right. I went to my local cop shop in Marinette and did my statement. I went to them not only so I would not have to drive back to Green Bay but because the Marinette Police is very aware of geocaching. In fact, they have a cache of their own right in front of the cop shop ( GC16YKR ).

So it was easy for me to explain what I did yesterday. How I found the cache, what I was wearing, etc. They took a photo of me and then sent all the information to the Green Bay Police Department. Then I left the station. They said they’d contact me if they had any questions, but I’m sure I heard the last from them.

Sorry, TKKS, for all the trouble I’ve caused you yesterday.

I’ll keep everyone posted.

-Todd

[CodeJunkie]

I’m not sure how this was “disposed of”, but consider this.

Hypothetically speaking lets say this was a “real” terrorist situation and the container was filled with Anthrax (or some other air borne pathogen). First off why would the terrorist place it here away from any concentration of people and where it likely wouldn’t be stumbled upon by any “casual” person (i.e. a muggle). Now (and this is where it gets fun) – the local over zealous boys in blue call the boys in red along with the boys in black (aka Bomb Squad). They remove and then destroy the said device in an open area like any other potential IED. Whoops what’s all that white dust? Holy Crap – that’s an airborne pathogen. Call the bomb squad. Wait we’re already here, now what?

Obviously intended to be a bit tongue-in-cheek, but I think you get the point. I like blowing things up myself, albeit via a controlled cartridge properly seated at the breach of one of my firearms and then projecting a little piece of lead / copper down the barrel to it’s intended target…. but blowing up a traditional geocache? Did the bomb dogs get a chance to sniff this one? Did anyone attempt any kind of ID before destroying it? Or what it just fun to turn on the lights and siren (been there done this and it’s a great adrenaline rush) and got nuts?

[CodeJunkie]

Oh I forgot to ask what the name of the incident commander was. I can only assume his name was …..

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