Bomb Squad Trains, then Puts it To Use When Explosive is Found

Members of the Southwest Enforcement Bureau's Bomb Squad were just wrapping up their twice-a-month training session Dec. 13 when they were called to put that training to use.

Service department workers in Brecksville found what appeared to be a pipe bomb and took it to the police station there to be checked.

Strongsville Detective Lt. John Janowski, a member of the Bomb Squad, said the device was made of copper and appeared to be a real pipe bomb.

And when the unit detonated it, they found it was, in fact, real.

Janowski said the service employees left the device in a vacant area near a ballfield, which is where the Bomb Squad blew it up.

Brecksville police said the incident is still under investigation and would not comment on the case or reveal where the bomb was found.