Confused employee overhears customer say there's a ‘pipe bomb' or ‘python' in store: Strongsville Police Blotter

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio Pipe bomb or python, Royalton Road: On April 4, police were dispatched to a Royalton Road business regarding a pipe bomb threat....

April 25, 2023
5:30 PM

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio Pipe bomb or python, Royalton Road: On April 4, police were dispatched to a Royalton Road business regarding a pipe bomb threat. An arriving officer talked to the caller, who said they overheard a customer over the weekend mentioning a pipe bomb was in the store. The building was evacuated. Later, the manager told the officer a teenager said there may be a ‘pipe bomb' or ‘python' in the store. A search of the building revealed neither. Disturbance, Harper Road: On April 4, a concerned neighbor called police about a suspicious disturbance at a Harper Road home.

John Benson