KANSAS CITY, Mo. — ATF agents are investigating after a St. Joseph woman found a bomb on her porch, as agents in Texas are busy with multiple explosives found in Texas.
In the past 17 days, 5 package bombs have been found in Texas, one exploded inside of a FedEx sorting center Tuesday morning. ATF agents in Texas are looking for the person - or persons - responsible.
As local ATF agents track down the person who put a homemade bomb on Alexis Washington's porch in St. Joseph.
"This big boom went off out of nowhere. A big boom and it was flashing red," said Washington.
ATF Agent John Ham said he can't talk about an active investigation but says there are signs a package may be potentially dangerous.
- protruding wires
- lopsided packages
- overnight delivery
- no return address
"This office responds to several explosive events a week. Again, more than half the time the package is benign." Ham added. "You're never troubling law enforcement to come and make sure that situation is a safe situation."
ATF agents also say if you see a suspicious package don't pick it up or touch it.
