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Mailbox bombs set off residents
Homemade devices prompt police warning
By LAURA CZEKAJ, Ottawa Sun
A PEACEFUL east-end neighbourhood was once again under siege yesterday after three homemade explosives blew apart residents‘ mailboxes in the early morning hours. The explosions occurred just hours after police issued a warning to the public regarding three other cases in the Fallingbrook area of Orleans which involved homemade explosives being planted in residential mailboxes over the last two weeks.
Yesterday afternoon, Ottawa police and the fire department‘s hazmat team were kept busy responding to the three new explosions in the neighbourhood, two of which happened just doors away from each other.
William Clark, 74, and his wife Linda, 59, have lived on Talcy Cres. for 11 years and have always found it to be a safe and quiet neighbourhood. But at about 2 a.m. yesterday, the couple were jolted from their slumber by a loud noise outside.
‘IT‘S SCARY‘
"We both heard the bang, but didn‘t know where it came from," said William.
The couple went back to sleep. An hour later, Linda woke a second time to hear someone out on the front porch. She woke up her husband, who tentatively opened the front door to realize his wife had heard the newspaper being delivered. It was then that he noticed the mailbox was dangling off the wall and a white substance was splattered everywhere.
"At the time, it‘s scary because you don‘t know what is going on," he said.
Just a few doors down the road, Ian and Nicole, who did not give their last names, were also woken up at about 2 a.m. when their mailbox blew up. "We heard an explosion and we came down to investigate," said Nicole. "As we were coming down the stairs, I saw smoke."
The couple peeked out the window, saw their demolished mailbox and called police.
Yesterday afternoon, Nicole found a plastic pop bottle containing a milky liquid on the front lawn. Concerned that her children, ages 7 and 9, would play with the bottle, Nicole picked it up and put it in the garage until police and firefighters arrived.
CHEMICALS MIXED
The bottle and a second drink container found on the property were packed into plastic bags and taken for testing.
"I am not too happy," said Nicole. "I think this crosses the line. It‘s one thing to ring doorbells (and run off)."
A third mailbox explosion was reported on Beauregard Cres., just a short distance away from Talcy Cres.
The explosive devices are made up of household chemicals mixed in a plastic bottle. The ingredients cause a chemical reaction, resulting in a gas that expands until the bottle bursts.
Although no one has been injured by the explosions, police warn that the chemicals used are potentially mildly corrosive.
Police have also received two reports of a chemical similar to bleach being poured on vehicles in the Fallingbrook area. It‘s believed all the instances are linked.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 236-1222, ext. 3566, or Crime Stoppers at 233-TIPS.
Mailbox bombs set off residents
Homemade devices prompt police warning
By LAURA CZEKAJ, Ottawa Sun
A PEACEFUL east-end neighbourhood was once again under siege yesterday after three homemade explosives blew apart residents‘ mailboxes in the early morning hours. The explosions occurred just hours after police issued a warning to the public regarding three other cases in the Fallingbrook area of Orleans which involved homemade explosives being planted in residential mailboxes over the last two weeks.
Yesterday afternoon, Ottawa police and the fire department‘s hazmat team were kept busy responding to the three new explosions in the neighbourhood, two of which happened just doors away from each other.
William Clark, 74, and his wife Linda, 59, have lived on Talcy Cres. for 11 years and have always found it to be a safe and quiet neighbourhood. But at about 2 a.m. yesterday, the couple were jolted from their slumber by a loud noise outside.
‘IT‘S SCARY‘
"We both heard the bang, but didn‘t know where it came from," said William.
The couple went back to sleep. An hour later, Linda woke a second time to hear someone out on the front porch. She woke up her husband, who tentatively opened the front door to realize his wife had heard the newspaper being delivered. It was then that he noticed the mailbox was dangling off the wall and a white substance was splattered everywhere.
"At the time, it‘s scary because you don‘t know what is going on," he said.
Just a few doors down the road, Ian and Nicole, who did not give their last names, were also woken up at about 2 a.m. when their mailbox blew up. "We heard an explosion and we came down to investigate," said Nicole. "As we were coming down the stairs, I saw smoke."
The couple peeked out the window, saw their demolished mailbox and called police.
Yesterday afternoon, Nicole found a plastic pop bottle containing a milky liquid on the front lawn. Concerned that her children, ages 7 and 9, would play with the bottle, Nicole picked it up and put it in the garage until police and firefighters arrived.
CHEMICALS MIXED
The bottle and a second drink container found on the property were packed into plastic bags and taken for testing.
"I am not too happy," said Nicole. "I think this crosses the line. It‘s one thing to ring doorbells (and run off)."
A third mailbox explosion was reported on Beauregard Cres., just a short distance away from Talcy Cres.
The explosive devices are made up of household chemicals mixed in a plastic bottle. The ingredients cause a chemical reaction, resulting in a gas that expands until the bottle bursts.
Although no one has been injured by the explosions, police warn that the chemicals used are potentially mildly corrosive.
Police have also received two reports of a chemical similar to bleach being poured on vehicles in the Fallingbrook area. It‘s believed all the instances are linked.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 236-1222, ext. 3566, or Crime Stoppers at 233-TIPS.
