Tulsa Police Safely Detonate Pipe Bomb Found At Bartlesville Walgreens, ATF Investigating

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The Tulsa Police Department has detonated a pipe bomb that was found at the Bartlesville Walgreens.

According to Bartlesville Police Captain Jay Hastings, officers received a call about a device just after 3 p.m. and when officers arrived they found the device south of the drug store near the drive-thru. The Tulsa Police Bomb Squad arrived around 5:15 to assist with the investigation and determined that the device was a pipe bomb. The bomb squad detonated the bomb just after 5:30 p.m.

Captain Hastings said that there are no suspects at this time. The Walgreens has been reopened for business.

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A suspicious device is being investigated in the parking lot of a Bartlesville Walgreens, said Bartlesville Police.

According to BPD Captain Jay Hastings, Officers received a call about the device just after 3 p.m. and when officers arrived they found what appeared to be a possible pipe bomb south of the drug store near the drive-thru. Police evacuated the area and Captian Hastings said the Tulsa Police Bomb Squad has been called in to assist with the investigation.

Currently, the shopping center parking lot is closed to the public. The Bartlesville Police Department is asking citizens to avoid the area.