All clear after police check suspicious device in east Las Vegas
Las Vegas police deemed a suspicious device posed no threat following an investigation Monday that shut down several east valley intersections.
Just before 11:40 a.m., a person called 911 to report the suspicious device at Walnut Avenue and Damon Drive, near East Bonanza Road and North Nellis Boulevard, according to Metropolitan Police Department officer Alejandra Zambrano.
Details regarding the device were not disclosed, but Metro’s All-Hazard Regional Multi-agency Operations and Response unit — better known as ARMOR — checked the device and deemed it safe by 2 p.m.
ARMOR is responsible for mitigating and investigating hazardous materials including explosive devices.
Here’s a look at the scene from Walnut/Nellis. @reviewjournal https://t.co/D4Y7iriCBr pic.twitter.com/7CrPooUiAL
— Rio Lacanlale (@riolacanlale) December 16, 2019
Road closures for the investigation included Nellis and Cedar Avenue, Walnut between Nellis and Betty Lane, and Cedar and Betty. They were being lifted as the investigation concluded.
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