Pipe bomb and chemicals found in car

Police report suspected terrorist pipe bomb and chemicals found in car during Livermore traffic stop

The National Terror Alert Response Center reported Wednesday, Feb. 20, on a routine traffic stop last Saturday that turned up a frightful discovery: homemade explosives and suspected terrorist-grade bomb making materials on the streets of Pittsburg.

The driver, Paul Michalek, 45, of Pittsburg, was arrested on suspicion of possessing an explosive device. He has since made bail, according to the Livermore Police Department.

Traffic officers stopped Michalek’s car at about 5:10 p.m., Saturday at the intersection of North L and Park streets. Michalek had a suspended driver’s license, police said.

During a search of the car, an explosive device and two containers of unidentified chemicals were found in the glove compartment.

Businesses and residences within a four-block radius were evacuated for several hours. The Alameda County Bomb Squad defused the pipe bomb and collected the chemicals.

The streets were opened and residents were allowed to return home at about 9 p.m.

At 11:30 p.m., that day, detectives from the Livermore and Pittsburg police departments and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms served a search warrant at Michalek’s home in the 900 block of New Castle Way.

Another explosive device was found and defused.

It is a thankful thing to discover the suspected bombing plot before it unfolds, but the lingering doubt hangs over what other dangers are not being found – and when will it be too late?

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