Oakland Police Department report , 90-57171, page 7 of 8 by Oakland police evidence technician Michele Gribi
(facsimile reproduced in The East Bay Monthly, May 1995)

Summary Continued: As soon as I arrived on the scene, I could small a strong odor of what was consistent with gun powder that I have smelled before in the past at the gun range at the O.P.D. Once I was inside the veh the smell was even stronger. I also noticed very small black fragments all over the inside of the veh, I photographed them and took some close up photos of the drivers seat, interior side of the drivers door and the right front passenger seat. Before the Sheriffs Dept arrived I laid on the ground right side of the veh and took photos under the veh showing the damage under the drivers seat and the debris on the ground before it was moved. The drivers seat was pushed forward for me to take photos under the seat showing the damage and the nails stuck in the seat. The Sheriffs bomb team after searching located evidence items #40, #41 & #43 inside the veh. #40 was located on the back seat behind the drivers seat w/#42, #41 was located on the floor board. They were removed by the Sheriff and turned over to me & I packaged them. The F.B.I. was on the scene and we (S. Buck, R. Conradt and myself) started to remove the evidence from the veh. Also the Sheriff removed the box of papers (evid. #22-#39) and #43-#46, from the veh & ground when searching for further explosives. The F.B.I. Agents Buck and Conradt worked with me on the scene on Park Blvd and E. 34th Street where the veh first exploded. After taking several more photos of the scene and the veh after the evidence was removed and including close up photos of the debris under the veh after it was removed from the scene. The veh was placed on a flat be tow truck with a blue tarp underneath and around to contain any other evidence that may fall during transportation. The veh was transported to the O.P.D. transportation lot. At the tech detail F.B.I. Agents Buck, Conradt, Webb, Maxwell, Perez, Leslie and Coughenhour and myself searched, labeled, I.D. And packaged all the above evidence. On the morning of

(continues on next page. Veh = vehicle. Emphasis added. Spelling corrected.)



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