A minor from Burlington County, New Jersey is in custody after materials to make an improvised explosive device (IED) were found in two locations in Moorestown, authorities said.
Moorestown Police said they conducted an investigation on both Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8. Police were first notified that an improvised explosive device may be at a home on Cove Road, and they later confirmed that materials for a device were indeed there. The New Jersey State Police Bomb Unit, Hazardous Materials Response Unit and the county’s Hazardous Waste Department removed the materials, which were detonated at a nearby Public Works yard, according to police.
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Source: CBS News
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