An investigation has been launched after several explosive devices were found in a home.
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Local, county, and federal authorities were at the home in the 1200 block of South Pennsylvania Avenue at the intersection with Jessie Avenue in Morrisville Borough Thursday afternoon. The scene sits a few hundred feet from the border with Falls Township.
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Few details were released, but the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office told LevittownNow.com there is “no immediate threat to the community.”
“This investigation is pending and ongoing,” the statement said.
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Law enforcement sources told this news organization the incident unfolded Wednesday night when a person checking on the home discovered concerning items. Authorities were called to the scene and summoned the Philadelphia Police Department’s bomb unit.
The city police department’s bomb squad removed devices from the home, sources said.
Federal authorities were then called to the scene to assist in the probe, which already involved Morrisville Borough police and the Bucks County Detectives.
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One of the residents was already in custody on an unrelated matter and the other resident was in the hospital. A dog was removed from the residence, sources said.
On Thursday afternoon, county detectives were inside the home and removed two safes and a basket full of wires.
No court papers appeared to be filed in the case as of late Thursday afternoon.
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