20140408 - Alg Bomb Scare

H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com An Algonquin police officer returns to his patrol car after alerting residents of an apartment building to the incident.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com A Kane County Sheriff's Bomb Squad technician uses a telescope to to view the suspicious object found by an Algonquin public works crew on Tuesday, April 8, 2014.

H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com A Kane County Bomb Squad robot works the scene.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com The suspicious item turned out to be a Geocaching marker. Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com A Kane County Sheriff's bomb and arson squad technician uses a robot to retrive a green piece of PVC pipe found in the wooded area just south of Algonquin Rd. on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. The suspicious item turned out to be a Geocaching marker. Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices.

H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com A Kane County Sheriff's bomb and arson squad technician returns to the staging area after examining a green piece of PVC pipe found in the wooded area just south of Algonquin Rd. on Tuesday, April 8, 2014.