SHREWSBURY TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY -
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.
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.
