In mid-March, Bridgeport police got a call about a suspicious package, and initially thought it was a bomb.

Police called in backup, eventually bringing in the Columbus Bomb Squad.

In the end, officials found out the package was just a game called ‘geocaching,' and after seeing the story on the news, the people involved in the game came forward.

Bridgeport Police Chief, Steve Studenc, said the group playing the game would likely face inducing panic charges. Officials have now said that those charges are going to be very difficult to file. Studenc said it is nearly impossible to prove the people intended to cause any sort of panic.

Studenc said this was a bomb scare with an unlikely outcome, and most likely no charges to be filed.

This situation revealed that the county, and the entire Ohio Valley, is not equipped with any bomb backup. The closet bomb squad support is in Columbus.

“For them to get here, you’re looking at least a couple of hours for a response from the bomb squad,” said Studenc.

Studenc said if a bomb was found they would be forced to deal with the situation as best they could.

Studenc said a bomb squad, with all of its equipment and manpower, is very expensive.

-Ashley Koe & Denise Dehnart, NEWS9

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