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Police Briefs

Matthew Artz
Monday November 04, 2002

 

n Suspicious package 

Berkeley police responded to a bomb scare Wednesday at Mechanics Bank on the 1800 block of Solano Avenue. According to police at about 8:30 a.m. an assistant bank manager noticed a box with the word “BOMB” scrawled on it in ball point pen. Police diverted traffic from the block and evacuated employees of nearby businesses. Bomb Squad officers x-rayed the box and determined that it was empty. The box was taken to be examined for evidence. 

 

n Bike safety 

Police drug task force officers stopped a man for riding his bicycle on the sidewalk at Heinz and 8th streets at 12:23 p.m. Monday. The man turned out to be on probation for dug offenses and was in possession of approximately two grams of suspected methamphetamine, syringes and over $400 in cash. Jody Allen Curtis, 42, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and probation violation.