A report in The Gazette followed up on a lockdown last week of a Cedar Rapids school and daycare center, when a bomb squad was called in to deal with a suspicious package.

The contents of that suspicious package did very well turn out to be incendiary in some more conservative circles, but not for its explosive properties. It was a box of sex toys. Not to worry, Cedar Rapids public safety spokesman Greg Buelow told The Gazette the toys were safely disposed of.

Lauren Shotwell is Little Village's news director. Contact her at lauren@littlevillagemag.com.

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