CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – The Castle Rock home where explosive chemicals were found has been condemned as investigators say one teen involved has “extensive knowledge of chemicals.”
The bomb squad blew up the devices and chemicals in a sand trap at a golf course about 50 yards behind the home where the dangerous items were discovered.
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Residents of more than 30 homes on Prestwick Way were allowed to return home Tuesday morning but officers remained on patrol outside the home where the devices and chemicals were found.
“I don’t know what they could’ve done to make it any easier for us,” said neighbor Becky Behrans. “Based on the neighborhood, total shock. This is a very quiet neighborhood with very few problems… I just couldn’t believe it.”
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Bags and bins labeled “Hazardous Materials” remained piled in the driveway on Tuesday afternoon.
Investigators continue to try to piece together the details of the case.
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The investigation began after an officer discovered a small box of suspicious chemicals inside the home of one of two teenagers who had been arrested for an unrelated reason Sunday night.
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The officer had gone to the home to notify the boy’s parents of his arrest when he spotted the items and requested a hazardous materials team, Castle Rock Police Chief Jack Cauley said.
Agents from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives joined the investigation.
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The teens were arrested after neighbors reported them behaving suspiciously, and they remained in custody Tuesday on charges unrelated to the discovery of the chemicals. Cauley said one of the boys, who are both about 16 years old, had “an extensive knowledge of chemicals” but he would not elaborate.
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Authorities refused to provide other information about the teens because they are juveniles. The boys’ families are cooperating, Cauley said.
The family will need to contract a company to clean up and remove all the hazardous waste.
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The case has been turned over to the 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler.
