03-07-2025
Worcester police call in bomb squad amid report of man throwing explosives out window
Worcester police officers arrested a 62-year-old man on Wednesday for throwing explosive sticks out of his window.
At about 11:36 a.m., officers responded to a report about explosions on Cathrine Street, a police spokesperson told MassLive.
When the police arrived at the scene, they heard a loud explosive sound and noticed smoke filling the street. A resident in the area told the police that a man had been lighting half-sticks of dynamite and was throwing them out his window, the spokesperson said.
The officers then entered the man's home and found several large, red explosive sticks.
They then arrested the man, 62-year-old Richard Dupre. Dupre was charged with throwing or placing an incendiary device, discharging or exploding an incendiary device, vandalism, disturbing the peace and possession of an incendiary device, according to the spokesperson.
The spokesperson confirmed that nobody was injured.
The Worcester Police Department Crime Scene Unit and State Police Bomb Squad were requested due to the size of the sticks. The Bomb Squad confirmed that the sticks found by the police were incendiary and they were taken away for a controlled detonation, according to the spokesperson.
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