SEMO bomb squad clears scene at Wink’s in Cape Girardeau
The evacuation around Wink's was lifted after the bomb squad cleared the area just after noon.
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Wink’s suspicious device 2
A member of the bomb squad safely loads the suspicious device on a truck. The device was taken to another location to be investigated. (Sasha Moore, KBSI, April 4, 2022)
A member of the bomb squad safely loads the suspicious device on a truck. The device was taken to another location to be investigated. (Sasha Moore, KBSI, April 4, 2022)
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Wink’s suspicious device
A member of the bomb squad safely loads the suspicious device on a truck. The device was taken to another location to be investigated. (Sasha Moore, KBSI, April 4, 2022)
A member of the bomb squad safely loads the suspicious device on a truck. The device was taken to another location to be investigated. (Sasha Moore, KBSI, April 4, 2022)
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Suspicious device found at Wink's gas station in Cape Girardeau (KBSI)
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Scene at Wink's Gas Station (Source: Isaac Koth)
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Scene at Wink's Gas Station (Source: Isaac Koth)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – The SEMO Bomb Squad cleared the scene at Wink’s convenience store off Lexington Ave. in Cape Girardeau just after noon on Monday. Officers had been at the gas station all morning after a suspicious device was found in the parking lot.
The Cape Girardeau Police Department evacuated the scene for several hours. The area had been blocked off while the SEMO Bomb Squad assessed the situation. The squad brought in a robot to remove the device.
Police took the device to a second location to be investigated further.
Police have not yet said what the device turned out to be.
