Publication Date:
Mon, 2011-05-16 23:27
The trouble began when 19-year-old Melvin Ruffin arrived at a court complex in
Central Islip following a long bus ride from his home in Bellport. During the
trip, another passenger's Chihuahua urinated on his backpack. So, he stashed
the wet bag in some bushes while he went inside to answer a disorderly conduct
citation.
But then a retired police officer saw the bag and alerted security.
The bomb squad was ultimately called in. Officers used a robot to determine
that the bag didn't contain anything harmful. Ruffin tells Newsday that
authorities let him off with a warning to be more careful next time about where
he left his stuff.
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