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Booby trap gets the Boob,and an arm

2007 Reader Submission
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LANSING - Police are investigating an explosion that injured a Felt Street man.

The man, a neighbor said, apparently lost a considerable part of his right arm today after tripping a booby trap he'd set in his home to catch burglars.

The man, whose ID has yet to be released, apparently tripped the explosive about 8:30 a.m., and then ran to a neighbor's home for help. City police spokesman Sgt. Bruce Ferguson said the man was "working with or creating some sort of explosive device."

Neighbor Patrick Struble, 48, said the victim rigged his home with booby traps of gun powder and water piping after being burglarized two years ago.

The explosion, "I guess about took his hand off," Struble said.

Lansing police have blocked off the entire block of Felt Street to investigate. Members of the state police bomb squad will enter the home before 11:30 a.m., local police said.

Police said they are conducting a criminal investigation and are eager to talk to the victim who is undergoing emergency surgery at an area hospital.

Submitted on 09/13/2007

Submitted by: davidabbey@sbcglobal.net
Reference: wzzm.com/Lansing State Journal

Copyright © 2007 DarwinAwards.com

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James said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Now THIS is something new and interesting! I guess the trauma of being burglarized set our victim on a mission to build the penultimate after-the-fact-deterrent! Well, it backfired, leading me to believe our victim was a rank amateur who would have been much smarter seeking counseling for whatever anger/stress he was feeling because of his crime. Anyway, it has a nice visual!


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
The moral of this story is to simply leave burglar alarms to the professionals. Thanks, David!


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