Sultan police detonate pipe bomb Saturday

Published 9:00 pm Saturday, December 20, 2003

SULTAN – Police here used a robot to remove and detonate a pipe bomb that had been placed under the windshield wiper of a pickup truck Saturday.

The device, a black-powder bomb with two fuses, apparently was placed on the truck while its owner was inside a convenience store shortly after 1 p.m., Sultan Police Chief Fred Walser said.

The man, whose identity was not released, didn’t notice the bomb until after he climbed into his truck and drove away on Ben Howard Road. He returned to the store and called 911.

Bomb disposal technicians from the Everett Police Department and Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office came to Sultan and used a robot to examine, remove and then detonate the device, Walser said. He estimated the bomb had the explosive power of a quarter stick on dynamite.

Sultan police will be investigating with the assistance of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Walser said.

It wasn’t immediately clear who placed the bomb on the truck, or why.

“We don’t know,” Walser said.

The truck’s driver had been involved in a fatal car-pedestrian accident earlier this year.

“We are looking into everything, including him,” Walser said.

Marysville

Bake sale today: In a charity bake sale they organized, two third-graders will sell treats, hot apple cider and cocoa 11 a.m.-4 p.m. today at 6501 71st St. NE, Marysville.

A week ago, Kimber Goble and Haley Fritz, both 9, had a sleepover. After giving them a talking to several times for late-night chattering, Kimber’s father, Gwynn Goble, found out the girls had been planning a bake sale to benefit local families in need.

The girls made computer fliers for the sale, and found a big box to accept household donations for those in need.

Goble said he knows kids who have sales and keep the money.

“But this is totally selfless. It’s neat,” Goble said. “They’ll be out front with their plastic cash register.”

From Herald staff reports