If you were caught up in a massive shutdown of Interstate 75 during rush hour Friday afternoon between Delk and Windy Hill roads, or had to use a detour as a result, Cobb Police have provided further details about why.
In a statement issued by Sgt. Eric Smith, public information officer, police said they responded to a motorist’s 911 call about seeing a suspicious item in a southbound lane on the interstate.
But after hours of closure due to “an abundance of caution,” police said the device was an empty pipe that contained no hazardous materials.
Cobb police and fire were dispatched to the scene, and the police bomb squad set to work.
“The item was identified as a section of pipe with threaded end caps and what appeared to be wires attached to each end,” police said in the statement. “At this time, it is not known how the pipe came to be on the roadway, who placed it there, or whether it was done intentionally.”
The response was coordinated with the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office, Marietta Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Department of Public Safety (HERO, Georgia Motor Carrier Compliance Division) and other law enforcement agencies.
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What was the tie-up on I75 S on Saturday morning?
Glad it’s wasn’t a real pipe bomb