Joplin Police say a suspicious device that was thought to be a pipe bomb turned out to be nothing more than a pipe wrapped in tape.
The Springfield Bomb Squad says what was found in the dumpster at the Royal Orleans Apartments this morning was not a bomb.
Original Story:
Joplin Police are on the scene of a possible pipe bomb at an apartment complex.
Someone found a pipe with caps and tape around it in a dumpster at the Royal Orleans Apartments on College View Drive.
Police are asking people to stay away from the area.
The Springfield Bomb Squad has been called in to help out.
