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Fake Bomb Found In Apartment Complex Near UMES

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It looked like a bomb.

But, it wasn’t.

Princess Anne Police were called to an apartment complex near the University of Maryland Eastern Shore yesterday after a digital clock wire to what appeared to be a bundle of dynamite was found.

Princess Anne Police chief Scott Keller told the Salisbury Daily Times that the device was x-rayed by the Maryland Fire Marshall’s bomb squad and found to be a fake.

The device was also accompanied by a written message which addressed the FBI and other federal agencies saying that this was not a bomb and added, “Please, know that I am on your side.”

Keller said that the clock was found by maintenance workers at a student apartment at the Arden’s Run complex at around 11 a.m.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.