OCTOBER 12, 2015 — According to Rock Springs Police Chief Dwane Pacheco, law enforcement was dispatched to a local park in reference to potential bomb-making materials being found by a Parks and Rec clean-up crew.
On Sunday, October 11, 2015 at approximately 9:32 a.m. members of the Rock Springs Parks and Rec Department were conducting clean-up at Steven’s Park located at 901 West Street which is located a few blocks South of Zoobeck’s when they located what they believed may be bomb making materials or an actual bomb. Officers of the Rock Springs Police Department responded and found several suspicious items including bullets, engine starting fluid and other materials. The Sweetwater County Bomb Squad was called out and the Rock Springs Fire Department and medics were placed on standby.
The investigation is continuing.
The Rock Springs Police Department reminds citizens that all persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
*Rock Springs Police Department Press Release