Homemade Explosive Device Found in McKinleyville

Suspicious devicePress release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

On Aug. 27, 2018, at about 2:30 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received the report of a suspicious object discovered by a person doing landscaping work in a field on the 1800 block of Murray Road in McKinleyville.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team was dispatched to investigate. Upon inspection, EOD deputies found that the object was a homemade explosive device. Deputies then rendered the object safe and removed it from the property.

This case is still under investigation.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind the public that if you encounter a suspicious object in your neighborhood, do not pick it up and keep others from going near it. Call your local law enforcement at 9-1-1.

Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.

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No thanks for your services
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No thanks for your services
5 years ago

Probably headed for the planning dep.

local observer
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local observer
5 years ago

goffers are a problem. expired boat flares work for about 6 months if done right.

Bozo
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Bozo
5 years ago

Yup. Looks like an ‘improvised’ gopher gasser.

Dan F
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Dan F
5 years ago
Reply to  Bozo

They must have some BIG Gophers in Mack town I guess!!!

Things that make you go hmm
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Things that make you go hmm
5 years ago
Reply to  Bozo

Heeeer gopher gopher gopher ⛳🏌️ hahahaha

TJ
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TJ
5 years ago

Man thats a large explosive, no idea whats in it but man that would of caused some serious damage.

Homeboldt
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Homeboldt
5 years ago

Kym, any word on what exploded at 6:27 last night next to the golf course?

local observer
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local observer
5 years ago
Reply to  Homeboldt

probably this.

Carl Spackler
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Carl Spackler
5 years ago

Correct me if I’m wrong Sandy, but if I kill all the golfers they’ll lock me up and throw away the key.

J Dubbs
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J Dubbs
5 years ago

If you notice these idiots that are always fkng around with explosives, you’ll also notice they’re all morons

TRUMPTASTROPHE for the GOP in Novembet
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TRUMPTASTROPHE for the GOP in Novembet
5 years ago
Reply to  J Dubbs

And you’ll notice the missing fingers. 👈🏼

CA
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CA
5 years ago
Reply to  J Dubbs

Could not agree more. Join the Army if you have a need to destroy your hearing and possibly others lives.

Dawn
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Dawn
5 years ago

Kid sure as hell wasn’t leaving it at home.

guest
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guest
5 years ago

How many explosive devices have there been in Mckinleyville this year? Seems like a new trend or same person?

Redwood stump
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Redwood stump
5 years ago

If that yellow cord is the fuse or the wires you have to hook to a battery. It looks awful short for the size of the explosive. They probably realized that at the last minute and changed their mind.

Redwood stump
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Redwood stump
5 years ago
Reply to  Redwood stump

Also it’s a tweeker looking bomb😤

Redwood stump
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Redwood stump
5 years ago

You can extend the wire before you energize it but I don’t think they were that smart but they did constrict the explosive device which makes it more exclusive.

Redwood stump
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Redwood stump
5 years ago

Explosive not Exclusive

Coletta A Hughes
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Coletta A Hughes
5 years ago

Too much city bs drama is coming up here with all the trash moving up here 🙁

tnt
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tnt
5 years ago

Kym, how do I get deleted for comment about drinking bong water but original poster can refer to people as trash? SMH

tnt
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tnt
5 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Okay thanks. I didn’t realize that I must insult people as a group rather than individually.

local observer
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local observer
5 years ago

this is across from that property that is literally covered trash with an uneven trailer with no windows. they have been here for generations, so many that when you buy a house in 95519, 40 bucks of the closing cost goes to them. when I asked why, I got no real answer.

For Sure
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5 years ago

What do you think happened to the social fabric of Crescent City after Pelican Bay was created? Connect the dots to the present.

THC
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THC
5 years ago

Is that one of those plastic or cardboard sandwich boxes wrapped in cord? You would get a better Bang by dropping a Mentos in a bottle of diet soda and shutting the lids lol