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TRENTON — The police station was evacuated for over six hours Tuesday after a package addressed to the Director's office was heard ticking. Bomb-squad officers later determined that the package was harmless and allowed workers back into the building. The ticking sound heard was apparently caused by "vibrating action" inside the box.
 Witnesses report that the tense drama of opening the package was suddenly shattered by laughs from the bomb-squad. "They started laughing and then took off their helmets and gloves. Everybody started laughing when the officers held up the contents of the box," said one secretary.
Though not dangerous, the contents of the parcel will likely prove explosive for city administration.
Inside the package was a life-size inflatable 'Police Woman Doll' (right enlarge). The cause of the panic was the doll's "vibrating action" mechanism, which was inadvertently activated during shipping.
A department spokesman refused to speculate about how the doll found its way to police headquarters and attempted to discount the incident as a prank. Amid sporadic laughter from reporters, the spokesman stated, "Let's be serious now. Who would want a policewoman sex toy, complete with badge, handcuffs, holster, gun and 'three willing love passages'?"
After several seconds of complete silence, the room was filled with the roar of laughter. The flustered spokesman promptly terminated the press conference.
Mayor Palmer told the K9News that he had no comment about the incident and referred all questions to the police director's office. Palmer did not respond when asked if the city planned to purchase an inflatable horse.
A statement issued from the director's office last night simply stated, "Nobody in this office has ever, or will ever,
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have a romantic interest in an inflatable doll, regardless of sex, profession or career goals of the doll."
According to a detective, the Police Woman Doll has been transferred to the Evidence Room while the investigation continues.
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