Police in Southern California said they arrested a man Tuesday and charged him with blowing up a teddy bear in a commercial parking lot.
The San Bernardino police said they arrested the male suspect, who wasn’t named, on “several felonies” for the detonation that happened in daylight outside multiple businesses.
Surveillance footage released by police appears to show the man stepping out of his car and placing the toy in an open parking spot.
The man then gets back in his car, and the stuffed animal starts smoking.
A high-pitched whistle is heard coming from the teddy bear, followed by an explosion, which startles a woman entering her car nearby.
EXPLOSIVE INVESTIGATION… LITERALLY!
— San Bernardino PD (@SanBernardinoPD) October 17, 2023
Recently, Patrol Officers responded to a 911 call after a business owner was notified by witnesses that a possible explosive device inside a large Teddy Bear detonated at the front of the business…@SBPD_CHIEF pic.twitter.com/heSj5dxI9Y
Authorities said they obtained a search warrant for the suspect’s home and recovered a handmade ghost gun, over 200 rounds of ammunition, more than a kilo of methamphetamine with packaging to sell it and illegal fireworks.
• Matt Delaney can be reached at mdelaney@washingtontimes.com.
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