Crime & Safety

Urbandale Mailbox Destroyed in Mysterious Soda-Bottle Bomb Explosion

A Dr. Pepper bottle was the source of the explosion, say police.

An Urbandale mailbox in the 15900 block of Winston Avenue was obliterated late Friday night when a Dr. Pepper bottle filled with an unknown chemical exploded near it, police said.

Officer Randy Peterson of the said that residents heard a loud boom about 9:15 p.m. The next morning, a neighbor found pieces of the mailbox scattered in the front yard, along with remnants of a Dr. Pepper bottle.

"It was a pop bottle, and some kind of substance was put in there, and it exploded," Peterson said.

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They do not know what chemical was used.

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