Sat Jul 21, 2012, 03:32 PM

Bomb squads disarm traps at Colo. suspect's apt

Source: AP/Yahoo

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Details are coming out about how a bomb squad is taking apart the booby trapped apartment of the Colorado theater shooting suspect.

A law enforcement official, citing the ongoing investigation, spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press and says officers disarmed one explosive with a "water shot," a device that emits a shock wave and water,

Police said earlier they had "defeated" another explosive attached to a trip wire but did not say how they did it.

The official said the apartment appears to have three types of explosives: jars filled with accelerants, chemicals that would explode when mixed together and more than 30 "improvised grenades" that resemble commercially available aerial fireworks shells.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-squads-disarm-traps-colo-suspects-apt-182603411.html

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Bomb squads disarm traps at Colo. suspect's apt (Original post)	OmahaBlueDog	Jul 2012	OP
Why would someone plan and build such elaborate traps, only to give up the info?	Baclava	Jul 2012	#1
a speculation I heard	gblady	Jul 2012	#2
Back-up plan that didn't play out? ...or he thought he'd get away?	Baclava	Jul 2012	#4
That makes sense	Politicalboi	Jul 2012	#5
It almost worked.	LisaL	Jul 2012	#9
Because that someone has a brilliant but scrambled mind.	rocktivity	Jul 2012	#3
Well, it might feel good to charge him for the booby traps	JustABozoOnThisBus	Jul 2012	#6
Colorado 9 TV saying all explosives are removed	ohgeewhiz	Jul 2012	#7
I hope they can get all of his computers and cell phones	TouchOfGray	Jul 2012	#8
Yeah, right, can't wait for that.	YOHABLO	Jul 2012	#10

Response to OmahaBlueDog (Original post)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 03:53 PM

Baclava (4,260 posts)

1. Why would someone plan and build such elaborate traps, only to give up the info?

curious

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Response to Baclava (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 04:03 PM

gblady (3,385 posts)

2. a speculation I heard

on the TV last night.... was that he played the loud music in hopes someone would go into his apartment, which he left unlocked, detonate the traps, thus getting the cops there
.....so he could do his thing at the theatre.

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Response to gblady (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 05:18 PM

Baclava (4,260 posts)

4. Back-up plan that didn't play out? ...or he thought he'd get away?

kinda reminded me of 'Enemy of the State' - when Gene Hackman wired his house to blow

pretty diabolical when you think about it, a cop killer trap that was never tripped

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Response to gblady (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 05:34 PM

Politicalboi (9,486 posts)

5. That makes sense

And he may not have realized his bombs didn't go off, and blabbed not knowing they didn't.

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Response to gblady (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 07:53 PM

LisaL (22,819 posts)

9. It almost worked.

His downstairs neighbor went to his apartment and knocked on the door to complain about loud music. She almost went in, but decided not to. So it was close.

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Response to Baclava (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 04:05 PM

rocktivity (36,630 posts)

3. Because that someone has a brilliant but scrambled mind.

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At least the cop didn't have to blow up the building in order to save it, like that casino in Reno, Nevada.

P.S. He should be charged with a count of attempted murder for every legal resident in that building.

rocktivity

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Response to rocktivity (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 06:17 PM

JustABozoOnThisBus (9,918 posts)

6. Well, it might feel good to charge him for the booby traps

but there's no practical reason for it. There are enough actual murders to put him away for life.

Or, you may have discovered his "scrambled mind" defense.

Hinckley or Kaczynski? Insanity vs so-called sanity.

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Sat Jul 21, 2012, 07:05 PM

ohgeewhiz (193 posts)

7. Colorado 9 TV saying all explosives are removed

and samples have been saved.

Explosions will take place of much of the material from the APT.

Live web-casts are on this station regularly.

http://www.9news.com/video/9newsonline.aspx

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Response to OmahaBlueDog (Original post)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 07:44 PM

TouchOfGray (82 posts)

8. I hope they can get all of his computers and cell phones

to see where he was visiting. Even if they know his ISP he probably used school and other providers to get to the net.

I expect we'll see some real interesting stuff, much like Jared Loughner.

Bomb squads disarm traps at Colo. suspect's apt

1. Why would someone plan and build such elaborate traps, only to give up the info?

2. a speculation I heard

4. Back-up plan that didn't play out? ...or he thought he'd get away?

5. That makes sense

9. It almost worked.

3. Because that someone has a brilliant but scrambled mind.

6. Well, it might feel good to charge him for the booby traps

7. Colorado 9 TV saying all explosives are removed

8. I hope they can get all of his computers and cell phones

10. Yeah, right, can't wait for that.