Sunday, April 14, 2013

Explosive device investigation continues

Sweetwater County Detective Dick Blust, Jr. has issued an update in the investigation of the explosive device found on a Rock Springs street on April 4th. It has been confirmed as being a perforating gun which are used in oil and gas well operations in preparation for production. 






The Squad’s investigation has identified the device’s owner, a Rock Springs oilfield services firm. Blust says that are being conducted and the circumstances behind the device’s loss investigated. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms was notified not long after the device’s discovery.






Blust says that the person who found the device did the right thing.  Any time a suspicious device or object is found or discovered, it should not be touched, picked up, or even approached. Put some distance between yourself and the object and notify law enforcement.

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