BUCKEYE, Ariz. A neighborhood in a west Phoenix suburb was evacuated for hours Friday evening after a man who was moving into a home he had just bought out of foreclosure found a military missile in the garage.
A Maricopa County sheriff's bomb squad removed the missile and later determined it was inert.
Lt. Jared Griffith of the Buckeye police says the man called for help after finding the missile standing up in a corner of the home's garage. The missile was 4- to 5-feet long and had "do not touch, do not move" markings painted on it.
The missile appeared to designed to be attached to a fighter aircraft.
Griffith says it was probably a souvenir the previous homeowner left behind.
Police evacuated 12 homes while they made sure the missile was safe.
Uhhh the guy that bought the house never LOOKED at it? No inspection no nothing? I find it hard to imagine missing a 4ft missle in the garage.
He probably at an auction sight unseen.
Uhhh the guy that bought the house never LOOKED at it? No inspection no nothing? I find it hard to imagine missing a 4ft missle in the garage.
He probably at an auction sight unseen.
Article makes it look like he was going to live in it. Might have been a good idea to swing by and check it out before you show up to move in.
I would never leave my torpedo.
I am assuming that is just the skin?
This country is so stupid.. do you really need to put everyone in a huge panic over something that is obviously not dangerous.
Yes, yes you do. I was watching a home renovation show recently (Property Brothers), they were working on an oldish house. Although people had lived there for years, one of the guys doing some new electrical work found that something existing was not to code. It was said that it could "cause a fire at any time", and the family basically rushed out of the house and found somewhere else to stay until it could get fixed.This country is so stupid.. do you really need to put everyone in a huge panic over something that is obviously not dangerous.
Yes, yes you do. I was watching a home renovation show recently (Property Brothers), they were working on an oldish house. Although people had lived there for years, one of the guys doing some new electrical work found that something existing was not to code. It was said that it could "cause a fire at any time", and the family basically rushed out of the house and found somewhere else to stay until it could get fixed.
I would never leave my torpedo.
That's way cool, what's the story behind it?
That's way cool, what's the story behind it?
Imagine my surprise seeing a two year old thread of mine on the front page again.
Imagine my surprise seeing a two year old thread of mine on the front page again.