Video showed the moment a teddy bear exploded in a parking lot in San Bernardino.
The man who placed the explosive was arrested on charges including possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a controlled substance for saleA teddy bear took business owners by surprise when it shed its cuddly exterior and exploded in a San Bernardino parking lot.
Surveillance video captured the moments a man got out of an SUV, placed the not-so-cuddly plushy on the ground just a few feet away, got back in his vehicle and sat there as the toy released white smoke and then blew up.The incident happened Sept. 14, but the San Bernardino Police Department released the video Tuesday on its Facebook page.Chris Gray, a sergeant with the department, said no one was hurt in the detonation just after 12:30 p.m. on the 100 block of West Baseline Street.
On its Facebook page, the police department said a search conducted at the man’s home turned up a so-called ghost gun, more than 200 rounds of ammunition, more than a kilo of meth with packaging for sales, illegal fireworks, a ballistic vest, cash and metal pipes and saws consistent with explosive devices.
Gray could not immediately provide the man’s name and said he was unsure of the motive. He did, however, comment on the unusualness of the case.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.“You just never know what tomorrow brings,” Gray said, adding that he hopes it doesn’t bring another exploding teddy bear.
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