Richmond Booms May Be Explained
Richmond police announced today that several ‘pressureproducing devices’ had been found in a neighborhood in NorthRichmond. Fire Captain Mike Martin told assembled reportersthat the devices had been found both above and below ground.
Police cordoned off an area of North Richmond whileinvestigating the devices. They said that there was no needfor evacuation, but the area was being considered a crimescene. The devices were described as being of an explosivenature but not bombs. Rather, they were described as beingdesigned to create bursts of air presure that would resultin explosive noises.
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