This Is The ‘Suspicious Object’ That Sent A Bomb Squad To Airway Drive On Thursday

August 21, 2026

Airway Drive south of Nine Mile Road was closed for over two hours on Thursday afternoon while authorities investigated a “suspicious package”.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office shut down a section of the roadway south of the Miracle League Fields at John R. Jones Athletic Park and requested the State Fire Marshal’s Office Bomb Squad to inspect the object, which “rendered safe” the package.

The object was confirmed to be a sealed container used in geocaching—a global, GPS-based outdoor scavenger hunt where participants hide and locate containers with logbooks.

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Comments

3 Responses to “This Is The ‘Suspicious Object’ That Sent A Bomb Squad To Airway Drive On Thursday”

  1. Rob on August 22nd, 2026 7:56 pm

    Too many people are scared by too much stuff.

  2. Shel on August 21st, 2026 10:35 am

    That Geocache has been there for YEARS. It was one of my first finds. Though it has been moved around a bit because the original location flooded.

  3. Anne on August 21st, 2026 3:50 am

    Better safe than sorry! It is good to hear people are watching to keep us safe.





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