Toxic blue pellets identified as dangerous BlueMax Meal Bait found completely unsecured along Knickerbocker side of Maria Hernandez Park with zero safety containment or warning signs
Pellets of rat poison lie scattered among mulch and fallen leaves inside Maria Hernandez Park, just feet away from where children play daily. The poison, identified as BlueMax Meal Bait, was discovered by a park visitor whose dog sniffed the substance while walking along the fence and retaining wall on the Knickerbocker Avenue side of the park, directly adjacent to the children’s playground.
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