ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — Englewood police officers are investigating after a device that resembled a pipe bomb was found laying in a high school football field.
Around 4 p.m. Saturday, police responded to 300 W. Chenango Ave. at an Englewood alternative high school on the report of a suspicious package in the field.
Officers secured a perimeter around the device and called the Arapahoe County Bomb Squad to assist.
The Arapahoe County Bomb Squad arrived on scene and took possession of the device. The area was cleared, and no other devices were found in the field.
On Thursday, Englewood police said the bomb squad determined the device was active and explosive.
“The explosive device was rendered safe by the Bomb Squad,” police said.
The investigation into who placed the device in the field is on ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Englewood Police Department at 303-761-7410.