Brevard County

Scene clear after possible pipe bomb found in Brevard County backyard

PALM BAY, Fla. — Palm Bay police and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office investigated Monday after a suspicious object was found in a backyard off Airview Avenue near Croton Road in Palm Bay.

According to police, the object found was being treated as a pipe bomb.

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Police said they don’t know what the object was, and BCSO was called in to render the object harmless.

As of 2 p.m., police said the device had been removed and disposed of safely and that the area is clear.

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