Overview
- Detectives executing an Internet Crimes Against Children search warrant found what appeared to be an explosive device inside a home on the 500 block of Gilpin Street in southeast Houston Thursday morning.
- Investigators photographed the item at the scene before requesting help from the Houston Police Department Bomb Squad.
- The HPD Bomb Squad is on scene assessing the device and officers have secured the area while the public has been asked to stay away.
- Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen said officials will hold a press conference after technicians determine the device's nature and any next steps; no confirmation of an explosive, disposal action, or charges has been released.
- ICAC searches target online child-exploitation investigations and can turn up unexpected contraband, so bomb-squad assessment and a secured perimeter are standard steps that protect residents and preserve evidence for follow-up probes.