Bomb Squad Called to Tamura Elementary in Fountain Valley

Originally posted at 9:35 a.m. Sept. 15, 2014.

UPDATE at 10:34 a.m.: That suspicious item that forced an evacuation at Tamura Elementary School in Fountain Valley has been determined to be safe. KNX radio reports the device, initially described as a piece of PVC pipe in a plastic bag, was a mounting unit for a small camera.

Original post:

An Orange County sheriff’s bomb squad has been sent to Tamura Elementary School, 17340 Santa Suzanne St. in Fountain Valley, according to the Fountain Valley Police Department.

NBC4 reports a pipe was found inside a plastic bag on campus.

--City News Service

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