Pipe bomb found in front yard of home

DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A pipe bomb was found Monday night in the front yard of a home in Derry Township, Pennsylvania State Police said Tuesday.

Police received a report of a suspicious device in a yard along Longview Court and a bomb squad was called. The device was determined to be a pipe bomb and was detonated.

No one was injured, but police said if the bomb had detonated before they arrived, someone could have been killed.

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Investigators expressed concern because it was a homemade explosive device and they don't have any leads right now as to who could've made it.

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"I can't understand why they put it in my front yard," Charles Miller said. "If they're after me, come see me, I don't need this. It's too scary. It's got my wife really upset."

Miller described the pipe bomb as about five-six inches long with wires going into the end cap and said he knew better than to pick it up.

"I've had 14 years in the military, I knew it was something that looked like explosive and I know better than to touch something like that," Miller said.

"There's no doubt that that device could've killed somebody. Not even a question. That's how dangerous it was," said Trooper Steve Limani with Pennsylvania State Police.

Pennsylvania State Police called the bomb squad.

They evacuated some nearby homes, as a robot moved the pipe bomb to an empty field where it was detonated.

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Now investigators are left trying to figure out how it ended up there, but police believe it was deliberately placed.

"I'm sure the people in that community felt terrorized having a pipe bomb placed among several houses. It has to be scary and frightening, and we're not going to leave any stone unturned to find out how who did this," Limani said.

"Even if it is fake, the chance you take is really devastating if it would go off," Miller said.

Police believe it was put there sometime between when the snow fell Sunday night and when it melted Monday afternoon.

They're hoping someone may have seen something during that time frame.

If you know anything about this, contact Pennsylvania State Police in Greensburg at 724-823-3288.

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