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	Vol.7, No 10, September 15, 1999
	Package frightens residents By Kristopher Hanson Daliy Forty-Niner Long Beach police found a suspicious package lying in the middle of a street near campus Monday evening after neighbors reported the object beeping.   Officers arrived on the scene around 8 p.m. and located the object at Fanwood Avenue and Fairbrook Street in the Los Altos neighborhood, said Lt. Thomas Morgan.   After securing the area and calling in the Los Angeles County Sheriffís Bomb Squad unit, the object was destroyed without incident, said Sheriffís Deputy Michael Cofield.   "We used a special tool ... but no explosives were used," Cofield explained.    He would not elaborate on what the "tool" was, but witnesses reported seeing a robot-like machine handle the package.   Several police cars, Long Beach firefighters and a police department helicopter were brought into the residential area as a precaution, Moorbeck said.   The device turned out to be " a voltage meter, the kind electricians might use.  It probably fell off a truck," Cofield said.   As for the beeping, Cofield explained that the meters sometimes beep when their batteries run low, "like a cell phone does."		Teachers stress improved training Computer jobs hottest in market Package frightens residents Campus moms get support Center answers students' career questions, problems L.B. department aids job seekers Temporary jobs provide experience to students Grad advice eases student confusion A spade is still a spade U.S. owes E. Timor more than money Peruvian artist displays talent Gallo comes home Determination equals victory Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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