Updated at 6:57 a.m., Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Police seek information on explosion at Kauai school
Advertiser Staff
The Kaua'i Police Department is seeking the public's help with information regarding an explosion that occurred at Kapa'a Elementary School this past weekend.Police dispatch received numerous calls from residents at around 11 p.m. Friday about a loud explosion coming from Kapa'a Elementary School.
When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered a homemade bomb had exploded outside the sliding door of the school library causing the door to buckle and the glass to crack like a spider web.
Officers also found black powdery residue on the sliding door and pieces of the explosive device scattered around the area.
No one was injured and no other structures were damaged.
According to police, private security guards were working at the school on Friday night; however, they were not in the vicinity of the library at the time of the incident.
Anyone with information about the explosion is asked to call Detective Patrick Balbarino at 808-241-1684, police dispatch at 808-241-1711 or CrimeStoppers at 808-241-1887.
