Bomb Squad Called in to Investiate a Suspicious Device, But Finds Scavenger Hunt Prizes Instead

Alaina NutileJuly 17, 2013June 4, 2022

The bomb squad was called to Parma after a suspicious device was found strapped to a tree at the corners of State and Brook Park roads around 10 a.m. today.

Officials initially believed the package to be a pipe bomb, but when members of the bomb squad investigated the device, they found it actually contained little prizes and a clue for an online scavenger hunt game.

Surprise!

Parma Police say that whomever placed the device there could face charges of inducing panic.

This article appears in Jul 17-23, 2013.

Alaina Nutile

Alaina Nutile is the Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Cleveland Scene Magazine and Detroit Metro Times. Before joining the staff in June 2013, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she double majored in English and Spanish. Her interests include Japanese food, Breaking Bad, and career development advising.

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2 replies on “Bomb Squad Called in to Investiate a Suspicious Device, But Finds Scavenger Hunt Prizes Instead”

Aaron Swope says:

July 18, 2013 at 8:49 am

The ‘device’? Not everything is a bomb. If people can’t have scavenger hunts, then the terrorists win…
ato3000 says:

July 19, 2013 at 10:48 pm

So apparently we’re not allowed to have scavenger hunts any more. Law enforcement is becoming too zealous if they think that every out of place object is a bomb.