Suspected Pipe Bomb in Mailbox

Pennsylvania State Police and the bomb squad were called to a home in the 2400 block of Valley Road in Shrewsbury Twp shortly after 5 o'clock this morning for a possible pipe bomb in a mailbox.

The sound of an explosion woke the homeowners. When they checked outside, they found what appeared to be a pipe bomb in their mailbox. After alerting police, several State Troopers responded to the scene.


It took some two hours, before the Bomb Squad determined the device was a homemade firework. State Police describe the device as having two fuses, wrapped in a cardboard like casing.

No one was hurt but Valley Road was closed for over two hours.

The Criminal Investigation unit is looking into who caused the prank.