A hiker found what is believed to be a detonated pipe bomb in the woods near Crescent Lake in Southington on Sunday, according to police.
The person called officers around 3:30 p.m. after finding a suspicious black object that resembled a pipe bomb. Police responded to 495 Shuttle Meadow Road and found the device resting against the base of a tree.
According to police, the device was an eight-inch long metal tube with a small hole drilled in the base and one end covered in duct tape.
Southington police called in the State Police Bomb Squad, which safely contained the device and removed it from the scene. It appeared the device had already been detonated and may have been in the woods for about a year, police said.
Anyone with information about the device is asked to contact Det. Kyle Dobratz, of the Southington Police Department, at 860-378-1654.
