Police Blunder Frightens Snowbirds

A large explosion north of Quartzsite last Friday reportedly sent some war veterans scrambling for cover, visions of "Incoming!" dancing in their heads. But according to the Palo Verde Times the explosion was not a Kamikaze throwback, but rather an apparent blunder on the part of local law enforcement.

Your local reporters joined the ranks of many on Friday by scrambling out his RV to determine just who'd blown up a propane tank. The noise of the explosion was indeed a major surprise. But one can only imagine the surprise of the responsible party. A local sheriff's deputy had found a bit of dynamite in the desert north of town. Rather than call in demolitions experts, in a Barney Fife move, the deputy decided it would be somehow safer to detonate himself. A little bit of TNT makes a big noise, Deputy.