It’s amazing how children’s toys are becoming more real looking and they can even fool the public and the police. Police in Juneau, Alaska received a call that there was a suspicious device spotted along a roadside.
The Juneau Empire reported that when the first officer on the scene arrived they weren’t sure what the object was; and a second officer with expertise bombs was dispatched to the scene.
He was wise in the ways of Star Wars toys; and the second officer determined the device was only a plastic light saber toy that was taped to a stick. The laser swords were the preferred weapons of Jedi knights.
They felt the confusion may have occurred because the toy’s blade was closed into position.
Erann Kalwara a police department spokeswoman said, “It was not explosive in any way.”
People, I must confess, many of the children’s toys look so genuine that a person could easily be fooled into believing it to be a “real McCoy.” I’ve seen toy guns and spaceships that look like the real thing.
Juneau, Alaska, I applaud your actions, it’s better to be safe than to be sorry.
This article was written by Barbara Kasey Smith based on a just release Associated Press News Release on August 22, 2014.