By Emerson Drake
7/5/11
Sheriff's Office Watch Commander Jim Gordon acknowledged the Stanislaus County Bomb Squad was sent to the home of Rita Elias' daughter June 29th at 3:29pm, at the request of the Modesto Police Department officer on the scene, after responding to a suspicious device call.
According to the MPD's Sergeant Finland, the report states the bomb squad believed the device to be real and then removed it from the yard. After using "render safe methods" it was discovered the object wasn't a live explosive. It was acknowledged that due to the concerns of the bomb squad, the family was probably told it was a live device.
