Yesterday afternoon the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in Harpswell for a report of an unexploded military device.  Deputies immediately secured the area and contacted the Maine State Police Bomb Squad and the Harpswell Fire Department for assistance.  Members of the Bomb Squad, with assistance from the Maine Air National Guard’s 101st explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) team, identified the ordinance as a British artillery round from the World War 11 era.

The round was moved to a safe area and after a controlled counter charge, it was revealed that there were no explosive materials in the shell.