The Connecticut State Police Bomb Squad responded to Watertown Monday morning to investigate a potential pipe bomb and local police said the object was not explosive or harmful.
Officers responded to Sperry Road and Lake Winnemaug Road for a report of a potential pipe bomb after the homeowner found the device in the shed.
The state police investigators determined the object was not dangerous.
Watertown police said the object was determined to be innocuous and they do not believe there was any intent to make the object represent an explosive.
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Sperry Road was closed at Lake Winnemaug Road for the investigation, but it has since reopened.
