Lakeville police are investigating after a resident reported a PVC pipe bomb found beside Egger Bog Pond off Highland Road. Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad confirmed the device and safely disposed of it, and detectives are asking for information.
Lakeville police are investigating after a resident reported a pipe bomb found near a town pond on Saturday afternoon.
Police were notified shortly after 12:30 p.m. about a bomb found beside Egger Bog Pond, located off Highland Road, the Lakeville Police Department said in a press release. The Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad responded and confirmed the device was a PVC pipe bomb.
State Police safely disposed of the bomb, according to Lakeville police. The incident remains under investigation, and anyone with information is being asked to contact Lakeville Police Detective Robert Schiffer at [email protected] or the department’s Detective Division at 508-947-4422.
The timeline is tight and sequential: a resident reported a bomb beside Egger Bog Pond shortly after 12:30 p.m.. the State Police Bomb Squad confirmed it was a PVC pipe bomb. and State Police safely disposed of it—after which Lakeville police said the case is still under investigation and called for tips.
For now, Lakeville police have not indicated any further details about who may have placed the device or what prompted the resident’s discovery.
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Why was it even just sitting there…
PVC pipe bomb just casually by a pond?? That sounds like kids messing around but I’m sure it wasn’t. Hope they catch whoever did it and not the wrong person this time.
So they disposed of it right away but now they still need info? like who saw it first? I’m confused because if it was confirmed and taken care of, what are they investigating besides the fact it existed. Also Egger Bog Pond off Highland Road feels like one of those places people hang out, so maybe it was just a prank that went too far.
Classic Massachusetts, land of ponds and random danger. I bet it was someone trying to scare folks because of that whole ‘community watch’ vibe… or maybe it’s tied to whatever happened last year (not sure). Either way, why even call it a PVC pipe bomb if they already blew it up or disposed of it? Feels like they’re gonna blame some teenager regardless.