A little too close to home.

I tried to go to Vons today at a shopping center by our apartment and there were policemen everywhere and it was taped off. I heard from someone there was a robbery so I decided to look it up on OC Register online. Here's what I found.

Bomb squad disables device at Orange bank

By SEAN EMERY

THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

ORANGE — – The bomb squad was called to a bank in Orange after a robber left a possible explosive on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The device was "rendered safe," by the bomb squad, Orange police Sgt. Dan Adams said. Authorities aren't yet certain whether it actually contained any explosive material.

The incident began at the Bank of America branch at 2680 N. Tustin Street about 2:45 p.m., when a man entered the business and asked an employee about opening an account, Adams said.

The employee sat down with the man, who opened a black folder similar to a day planner that contained an object that "looked like a bomb," Adams said. It reportedly contained two cylinder-type objects that looked like dynamite or flares, wiring and an electronic component such as a battery.

"He made some sort of statement that made the employee believe it could be a bomb," Adams said.

The man left the bank on foot after demanding and leaving with a "large" amount of cash, Adams said, leaving the suspicious object behind. It wasn't immediately clear whether he displayed any other weapons during the robbery.

The Orange County Sheriff's bomb squad arrived at the bank just before 4 p.m., Adams said.

The parking lot of the shopping center at Tustin and Lincoln Avenue was closed until 5:45 p.m., as they sent a robot into the bank building to inspect the suspicious object.

Authorities described the man as a man in his 40's, about 5 feet, 5 inches, 190 pounds, who was wearing a green sweatshirt at the time of the robbery.