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A homemade device
exploded in the driveway of a judge on Wednesday in Madison,
Indiana. Authorities in the town were already investigating a
similar device that detonated in the police department's parking
lot on March 6, Madison Police Chief Dan Thurston told a news
conference.
"We are considering these explosions as a message and a direct
threat to members of the criminal justice system in our local
community," Thurston said.
No injuries were reported in either explosion. Thurston said
Madison law enforcement officials, their families and their
neighbors should be vigilant in the city of about 12,000 people
about 100 miles (160 km) south of Indianapolis.
Thurston said there were consistencies between the two
explosions that were leading investigators to believe that the
same person or persons were responsible for both.
Witnesses heard the explosions, which occurred at night, but did
not immediately notify police, according to Thurston.
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is
analyzing both devices to determine how they were made and the
size of the explosions, Thurston said.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; Editing by Paul
Tait)
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