Seattle police stop man with device taped to body [View All]

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By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

SEATTLE -- A man wrapped in duct tape alarmed people in downtown Seattle Friday morning by making threats and walking around with a pipe taped to his arm before surrendering.

The man, whose name was not released, complied with officers who rushed to the scene and voluntarily removed the suspicious device, which had a wire attached, said police spokesman Mark Jamieson.

A bomb squad was investigating whether it was explosive but Jamieson said it looks "real enough."

"At this point, we don't know what it is," Jamieson said after the man and the device were both moved from the area.

The man in his 40s, dressed in black, was taken into custody for questioning.

Brian Johnson, director of a nearby men's shelter, told KING-TV that a man walked into the shelter, saying he was a vampire and needed food.

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