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Police make arrest in California bombing case
February 2, 1997
Web posted at: 8:00 p.m. EST
VALLEJO, California (CNN) -- Police made an arrest Sunday in bombings that struck a courthouse and bank in the past week, and they recovered explosives in a plot they surmise was designed to subvert the local criminal justice system.
The suspect, who remains unidentified while the investigation continues, was arrested late Saturday night in a residential area in Vallejo.
At least two other suspects are being sought, with numerous search warrants served, Police Chief Robert Nichelini said in a Sunday afternoon news conference.
"It is our belief that this was a deliberate attempt to stop the criminal justice system from operating in Solano County," Nichelini said.
Nobody was hurt in the bombings, which tore a 3-foot crater in the Solano County courthouse Thursday and damaged three automatic tellers outside a Wells Fargo bank last Sunday.
Police speculated the bombing was not the work of a militia group or terrorists, and the incidents are not connected to any group outside of the former Navy town northeast of San Francisco.
"We believe these bombings should stop," {after the arrests}, Nichelini said. "We're not sure if all explosives have been recovered. We're working on that now."
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