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UPDATE: Essex Police Secure Military Device Found At Newly Sold House UPDATE: Essex Police Secure Military Device Found At Newly Sold House
Update: Essex Police Secure Military Device Found At Newly Sold House Several homes were evacuated after a potentially explosive military device was found at a recently-sold house in Essex, authorities said.  The evacuation was ordered after a cleaning crew found an aging mortar shell at a home on Wood Drive around 10:33 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, Police Chief Paul Francis said.  The Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad responded shortly after the initial call and evacuated six homes as a precaution. Parts of Chebacco Lake were cordoned off as well, Francis added. The device was seized and handed over the a US Navy explosive or…

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by David Cifarelli