On Monday October 15th, 2012 at about 1:40pm a county employee called
the Sheriff’s Office to report a black duffle type bag was located on
the ground near the Calaveras Transit bus stop at the Government Center
parking lot located at 891 Mountain Ranch Road in San Andreas. The bag
had reportedly been there unattended for over an hour. Deputies
confirmed with Calaveras Transmit that no one had reported a bag missing
today.
Sheriff’s deputies responded and initially moved pedestrian traffic
back as members of the Sheriff’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit,
commonly referred to as Bomb Team, inspected the item utilizing a
robot. The perimeter was expanded to a partial evacuation of the
Government Center including County Counsel, the CAO’s office, and the
Courthouse after x-rays taken at the scene of the bag showed what
appeared to be jars and wires inside the package. The Bomb Team
utilized a water disruption charge and determined the contents to be
food and clothing. The evacuation was lifted around 3:40pm.
