Guests of Ramada Room 201 sought
Police want to know how long explosive devices found under the bed have been there.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
The Springfield Police Division is trying to contact past guests of the Ramada Limited's Room 201, where workers found four items officials suspected to be pipe bombs Sunday.
"We would hope they hadn't been there very long," Police Sgt. Brian Peabody said Monday.
Extras
The devices were found under a bed in the hotel room, located at 319 E. Leffel Lane, officials said.
Carpet layers, who found the devices, took them to the front desk, and a clerk called police.
Guests were evacuated from the hotel after the devices were located about 6:50 p.m.
Ramada Limited staff said Monday they did not know the number of guests they evacuated.
The Dayton Bomb Squad used a robot to remove the devices and take them to a grassy area behind the building about 11 p.m.
The items were detonated, not leaving enough behind for officers to determine if they could be classified as pipe bombs, Peabody said.
"We'll never know what was inside of them because they have to dispose of the evidence by blowing it up for safety," he said.
