Bomb threat shuts down Santa Maria police station
August 7, 2012
A suspicious metal box left at the Santa Maria police station has resulted in the evacuation of buildings in the area and the shutting of streets around the department, Corporal Alfredo Ruiz said.
Department staff requested assistance from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s department bomb squad after discovering a suspicious metal box in the department parking lot Tuesday morning.
Operators are not answering non-emergency phone lines and a mobile unit has been put in place.
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