Bomb squad called to inspect package at editorial writer's house

[Ian David]

By SUE LINDSEY
Associated Press Writer
March 13, 2007

ROANOKE, Va. -- Extra police patrols were ordered Tuesday at the home of a newspaper editorial writer after a suspicious package was delivered there following a storm of criticism of a column he wrote about concealed weapons permits.

A state police bomb squad team inspected the package delivered to the Christiansburg home of Christian Trejbal and found no bomb, town police Lt. Mark Sisson said. Police cordoned off the residential street and advised neighbors to stay inside while a bomb-sniffing dog and X-ray technician inspected the package, he said.

The brown cardboard box about 15 inches by 15 inches was full of mailing labels similar to those used by mail delivery services, Sisson said. He said the package had been delivered by a DHL truck and left at the front door.

The lieutenant said he called for the bomb inspection at the request of Trejbal, who is with The Roanoke Times and based in the New River Valley.

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Trejbal's column Sunday was accompanied by an online database that listed the names and addresses of more than 135,000 Virginians who are licensed to carry concealed weapons. The newspaper removed the database from its Web site Monday afternoon because of concern that some of the names should not be made public, president and publisher Debbie Meade said in an article published Tuesday.

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Some e-mails contained language that could be considered threatening, said Nan Mahone, promotions and community relations director for The Roanoke Times.

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http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va--editorialwriter-p0313mar13,0,3018385.story?coll=dp-headlines-virginia

[slackmaster]

1. Good thing nobody left any Lite Brite sculptures in front of his place

:rofl:

[Solo_in_MD]

2. Trejbal stepped in it in a big way...so far there is nothing to tie this to his F*ckup

It would be reasonable to presume he will depart the RT after a suitable interval...if not the RT could be hurting.