Investigators Probing Suspected Chop Shop Find Pipe Bomb – Salt Lake City
April 23, 2008 by national
Filed under Stories of Interest
State investigators acting on a tip about a “chop shop” operating out of a Glendale house got more than they bargained for Tuesday when they discovered a pipe bomb.
A half dozen homes were evacuated while a Salt Lake City police bomb squad and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents exploded the two-foot long metal pipe packed with fertilizer and rocket-propellant powder, said Charlie Roberts, spokesman for the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division.
Two men living at the house were arrested. One was charged with nine felony counts, including possession of stolen vehicles, cocaine and an explosive device. Similar charges were pending on the other man, Roberts said.
Someone called to tip off state investigators about a suspected chop shop – where stolen vehicles are stripped down for parts – on the 1000 South block of Pueblo Street (1440 West), Roberts said.
