Last week it was rumored that the Corona Police Department had responded to a bomb found in Jameson Park. At the time the department was unable to comment on the matter, but this afternoon we received confirmation that last Friday, April 4 there was indeed a bomb located and disarmed at Jameson Park.

According to Sergeant Kim Velasco of the Corona Police Department, a citizen had called in to report a suspicious device in an irrigation control box. The RSO Bomb Squad was called out to the location and they were able to identify the device as a live IED. Using blast shields and a robot the officers were able to neutralize the device so that it was no longer a threat to the area.

Early reports of the incident suggested that the bomb was somehow wired to go off when the park’s lights turned on, however there was no confirmation from the Department that this was in fact the case.

The device was composed of firework material, fuses, and an unknown packing source. It is unknown how sever the blast would have been if the device had been detonated and the police department has no leads or suspects at this time.