http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/07/25/state/n101150D88.DTLLA deputies warn of razor blades found in Lennox park sandbox
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Razor and box cutter blades were planted in the sandbox of a park near Los Angeles International Airport in an apparent attempt to hurt children, sheriff's investigators said.
No children have been hurt, but deputies issued warnings that blades and other sharp objects have been uncovered in the sand by Lennox Park workers cleaning the sandbox in the past three weeks.
The blades were discovered below slides, swings and other sandbox playground equipment, sheriff's Lt. Dominic Valencia said Tuesday.
Fliers in English and Spanish were circulated last week about the potential danger.
"It's an advisory to tell people to be careful when you are at this particular park and to contact us when they have any information," Valencia said.
Patrols have been stepped up by deputies and county park police officers.
There have been similar incidents in recent years.
Two years ago in Newport Beach, X-acto knife blades were found in a park after a 5-year-old boy's foot was cut.
In 2003, a 24-year-old woman was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to putting razor blades, broken glass and nails in eight Orange County area parks.
