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Feds Search Sutton for Bombing Link Police dogs link Sutton Place South Apartments, one of Rollins' residential facilities, to a pipe bombing crime at an area Walgreens drugstore. By <http://www.thesandspur.org/main.cfm?include=displaystaffbio&authorid=172058 0> Joshua Benesh Published: Friday, <http://www.thesandspur.org/main.cfm/include/displayIssueArticles/issue_date /20051021.html> October 21, 2005 Article Tools: <javascript:emailStory(story_id);> Email This Article <javascript:printerFriendly(story_id);> Print This Article <http://mirrorimageorigin.collegepublisher.com/Icons/icon_prev_ghost.gif> Page 1 of 1 <http://mirrorimageorigin.collegepublisher.com/Icons/icon_next_ghost.gif> <B>PIPE BOMB DENOTES:</B> A pipe bomb denoted inside of the Walgreens on Aloma and Lakemont Avenues 5 a.m. Monday. <http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper623/stills/k0oxw406.jpg> Media Credit: Dani Picard PIPE BOMB DENOTES: A pipe bomb denoted inside of the Walgreens on Aloma and Lakemont Avenues 5 a.m. Monday. <b>POLICE FIND LINK TO SUTTON:</b> A police K-9 unit traced the source of the bomb to Sutton Place South Apartments on Tuesday, prompting agents from the FBI and ATF to conduct a thorough search of common areas and residents´ rooms. <http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper623/stills/bvl372tu.jpg> Media Credit: Dani Picard POLICE FIND LINK TO SUTTON: A police K-9 unit traced the source of the bomb to Sutton Place South Apartments on Tuesday, prompting agents from the FBI and ATF to conduct a thorough search of common areas and residents´ rooms. For residents of the Sutton Apartments, the ordinary Florida afternoon of Oct. 18 took a leap toward extraordinary. Residents report that in the early afternoon Winter Park Police Department, Orange County Sheriffs' Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and FBI officials descended upon the Sutton complex in an investigation resulting from the lead provided by bomb sensing K9 units. The lead had established, according to Sgt. Pam Marcum of the Winter Park Police Department, a trail leading from the scene of a pipe bomb explosion to the doorsteps of several Sutton residents. The investigation was a result of October 17 incident, when a pipe bomb exploded outside the Walgreens Drug Store located on the corner of Aloma and Lakemont. According to officials and store employees, the blast occurred at approximately 5 a.m. and resulted in no injuries or deaths though minimal damage was sustained by the storefront. According to Sutton resident Meredith McSorley, at approximately 1:45 p.m. a gathering requested permission to enter and search her apartment. The group consisted of two uniformed WPPD officers, a K9 unit, plainclothes officers identifying themselves as FBI and ATF agents, members of Campus Security, and Residential Life Director Ken Posner and Assistant Director Katie Berzowski. The search, as explained to McSorley by an agent, was for bomb materials and based on a trace scent picked up by an ATF K9 unit that led from the scene of Walgreens pipe bomb explosion directly to several apartments within Sutton Place. McSorley explained further that, upon the conclusion of the search, she and her roommates that were present at the time of the search were questioned by several members of the group not only in regards to their potential connection with the incident but also concerning the names and backgrounds of recent visitors to their residence. Derek McIver, a fellow Sutton resident, was subjected to a similar method of search, receiving a phone call from a federal agent informing him of the necessity to return to his residence in order for the search to take place. McIver continued by saying that he arrived back at his apartment and found it already occupied by members of the group of law enforcement agents and his roommate. He reported being told by an agent before the search, "the dogs led straight to your apartment." The search and its tactics left Sutton residents in an state of shock, unable to fully comprehend what exactly was taking place. The investigation continued with many more residents, not connected with the apartments to which the scent was traced, being asked about suspicious activity that would elude to bomb assembly taking place within the building. Chelsea Cooke, one of McSorley's roommates, relayed in disbelief, "I can barely make chicken soup, much less a bomb." When reached for comment, Ken Miller, Director of Campus Security, corroborated the student accounts of the investigation, saying that three rooms were searched in the presence and with the consent of their residents. The search, according to Miller, was the result of a lead based on credible evidence that constructed a link between Sutton Place and the Walgreens pipe bombing. Miller stated that the investigation consisted of a joint effort between federal and local officers, adding that Campus Security and Rollins at large were cooperating in every way possible with law enforcement. When asked about the investigative methods being used, Miller advanced that he "asked to limit the scope of the investigation" and that "no investigation or questioning without probable cause" should take place, putting to an end the door-to-door tactics that were being used earlier in the afternoon. He ended with the assurance that "no threat to the Rollins community" exists in regards to the situation currently under investigation. When reached for comment, WPPD Sgt. Pam Marcum confirmed that the investigation was a joint venture between both local and federal authorities, including the ATF and FBI. Marcum added that the investigation worked off the evidence supplied by ATF bloodhounds who traced a scent from the crime scene to Sutton. Her response, when questioned about the search of residences, was that she was not told or aware of any searches taking place within Sutton, only the questioning of residents. She ended the interview saying, at the time of press, that there were "no leads from the track today," and the search continues for the culprit, described as being a white male, thin build, 5'10" to 6'0" in height. Any information pertaining to the incident should be directed to the anonymous tip-line at 1-800-423-TIPS. When contacted, the Office of Residential Life declined direct comment on the investigation. Assistant Director Katie Berzowski clarified for The Sandspur that WPPD contacted Campus Security, which in turn relayed the message of their presence on campus to the Office of Residential Life. She continued, saying that Residential Life was "just notified that they (WPPD) were on campus and she was not aware of any other agencies involved in the investigation." When questioned about her direct role in the investigation she advanced, "I had no role in the investigation." When approached with Berzowski's claims, several Sutton students voiced disagreement with her statement. Of them, McSorley stated, "Katie Berzowski was there, she stood right behind the agents, her and Ken (Posner), she even stepped in and discussed the investigation particulars with them (law enforcement)." President Duncan, when reached for comment late Tuesday admitted that he knew little about the events that had transpired and directed The Sandspur to Vice President George Herbst for comment. When asked to respond to claims of the misleading nature of a Residential Life staff member's statements, he advanced that he finds such occurrences "disappointing," adding, "I would expect us to be open on these things, up to the degree of protecting individual privacy." Vice President Herbst, to whom Campus Security directly reports, was contacted late Tuesday for comment by The Sandspur. He responded to questions regarding the scope and scale of the investigation with, "You know as much as I know, I just know they were on campus." John Ferria and Max Remer contributed to this article. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. 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