Pipe bombs found in Palm Springs, including at Indian Canyon and San Rafael

The Desert Sun this morning is reporting that homemade pipe bombs have been found around Palm Springs, including at Indian Canyon Drive and San Rafael.The latest stories are at mydesert.com. An earlier story said: "Palm Springs police are looking for whomever built a homemade pipe bomb that a resident brought to the department Wednesday afternoon. The Riverside County Sheriff's Department's Hazardous Materials Unit detonated the bomb outside the station, 200 S. Civic Drive, around 4:25 p.m. “It wasn't that loud,” said police Sgt. Mike Kovaleff, who was in his office when the device was blown up. He added the explosion did not damage any property or cause any injuries. The bomb was about 6 inches long and half an inch in diameter with a fuse attached. A 92-year-old man found it while walking in the area of East San Rafael Drive and North Sunrise Way, police said. The man's son brought the device to the police department shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday after studying it inside the family's garage, according to police." Miss Penny Lane says: Be safe.