Bomb Squad Determines 'No Threat' at Beckford Street Home

The State Police Bomb Squad, State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Essex District Attorney’s Office investigated “a possible public safety threat” at a Beckford Street residence on Wednesday afternoon, concluding there was no threat to the public.

Carrie Kimball-Monahan, a spokesman for Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett, said a search warrant was executed at a residence on Beckford Street and investigators “determined that there is no threat to public safety.”

The exact address was not released by the Essex District Attorney’s office, but a Beverly police log entry noted that a search warrant was executed by detectives at 38 Beckford St. at 6:09 p.m.

Additional details are scant and “the matter remains under investigation,” according to Kimball-Monahan.

One neighbor told Beverly Patch that he saw a Department of Public Works dumptruck at the home, with investigators using it to “transport gasoline and other liquids” from the residence. A photo of the scene showed the truck backed up to the residence.

The incident came to an end at about 8 p.m., according to a neighbor.