Pipe bomb explosions damage garbage bins in Claresholm

RCMP are investigating two incidents in which pipe bombs were used to damage garbage bins in Claresholm, Alta.

A garbage receptacle in Amundsen Park was blown up on March 6 at around 2:10 a.m.

Officers searched the area, spoke with neighbours and watched doorbell camera video that showed “a taller male and a shorter person walking up to the receptacle and placing a pipe bomb inside. They lit the fuse and watched the explosive destroy the garbage receptacle,” RCMP said in a news release Wednesday.

The two people ran away in a northeast direction.

Town of Claresholm employees also notified RCMP about a garbage bin at the compost site that had been damaged by a pipe bomb explosion on March 4 at around 6:30 a.m.

Claresholm RCMP are asking anyone who witnessed these crimes or has any information to contact the Claresholm RCMP at 403-625-4445 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online.