Shortly before 5pm today, a Waterloo Citizen found a suspicious looking Military Shell, sitting along the south edge of the Cedar River between the 6^th Street and 11^th Street Bridge.

The Waterloo Police Department called in their bomb squad so they could examine the device. At approximately 9:50pm, bomb squad officers were able to neutralize the shell by destroying it place.

If you were in or around the downtown area of Waterlooo at this time, and heard a loud explosion, it was from the charge that the officers placed on this military shell.

 

Lieutenant Monty Frana
Watch II Patrol