A North Shore public safety building was evacuated Monday after a resident brought what seemed to be an unexploded mortar ...

Essex's public safety building briefly turned into the scene of a bomb scare Monday afternoon when a resident walked into the ...

A bomb squad later determined the device was a harmless, empty canister, authorities say. The post Suspected mortar shell brought into Essex police station prompts evacuation appeared first on Boston.

The device turned out to be an empty fuel canister that resembles an aged and rusting mortar shell, police said Monday.

A bomb disposal squad was rushed to the scene, and the mortar shell was defused without causing any damage, officials said ...