When you instill the fear of terror in everyone, there is no telling what the effects can be. It can happen anywhere, anytime, and no one is safe. That’s what everyone is told, and some folks believe it to the most extreme. There is always reason to be cautious. Afterall, no one is safe.
“Suspicious” powder in Indianola is pancake mix
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
October 10, 2006Three plastic bags containing a suspicious powder found in Indianola on Sunday turned out to be pancake mix.
The Des Moines police bomb unit was called out to help investigate the discovery of the three bags, placed at the intersection of East Fourth and Buxton streets.
Inspection procedures found the items were not explosive devices, police said in a report. “Two bags had broken open and contents were strewn onto the pavement. The items appeared to have been thrown.”
Investigators found no witnesses and ultimately determined that there not only was no health threat, there may not have been any criminal intent. [desmoinesregister]
It’s not the biggest city in the state by any means. With a small, private college in the area, I would doubt that it would be a high profile target. Stranger things have happened.