D.C. Bomb Scare Outside Firehouse Turns Out to Be Adult Sex Toy
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit found nothing hazardous after a large response shut down Wisconsin Avenue and nearby streets, officials said.
- Authorities in Northwest Washington responded to a "suspicious package" outside a fire station early Wednesday, causing rush-hour traffic disruptions on Wisconsin Avenue in the Tenleytown neighborhood.
- The Metropolitan Police Department's Explosive Ordnance Disposal and K-9 Units responded after reports of a device with "wires exposed," closing Wisconsin Avenue between 40th Street and Warren Street during the investigation.
- Investigators cleared the scene around 9 a.m. after determining the object was a "blue and black electronic sex portable pump device" that appeared to be a Zolo Blowbot.
- The Zolo company website describes the product, which sells for more than $300, as having "adjustable suction levels" and a "drying function," according to online analysis.
- Wisconsin Avenue NW, blocked between Tenley Circle and Van Ness Street during the response, is set to reopen soon as officials confirmed the scene was cleared without incident.
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A suspicious find in a trash can caused major traffic disruption in Washington during Wednesday morning's rush hour. A bomb squad later determined that the alleged explosive was an electronic sex toy.
Bomb Squad and K-9 Teams Clear Suspicious Device at Northwest DC Firehouse After Police Identify It as an Electronic Sex Pump – Central Recorder Publishing
WASHINGTON, DC — Metropolitan Police investigated a suspicious device left Wednesday morning at the Engine 20 firehouse in Northwest Washington after a firefighter was approached behind the building by a person who left it there. The device was described as blue and black with exposed wires, prompting a bomb squad response and K-9 units to the scene. The call came in around 7 a.m. in the 4300 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW. Officers later determin…
Bomb squad shuts down D.C. street during rush hour — over an adult toy
Authorities shut down a Washington, D.C. road during rush hour on Wednesday as bomb squad investigators raced to investigate a "suspicious device" that turned out to be an X-rated item, according to reports.A witness said they saw someone place the suspicious item in a trash can at the Tenleytown fi...
D.C. bomb scare outside firehouse turns out to be adult sex toy
A device with exposed wires that was left outside a Washington, D.C., firehouse caused a bomb scare and shut down part of Wisconsin Avenue during Wednesday morning rush hour before it was determined to be an adult sex toy, according to local media. The incident was reported shortly after 7 a.m. at D.C. Fire and EMS Engine 20 in the 4300 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW, according to WUSA9 and WTTG. A person approached a firehouse employee outside th…
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