Police investigate suspicious device near business in east Las Vegas
Police investigate a suspicious device Tuesday, July 5, 2022, found near a business on Tropicana Avenue near Nellis Boulevard in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye
Updated July 5, 2022 - 10:33 am
Las Vegas police were investigating a suspicious device found near a business in the eastern Las Vegas Valley early Tuesday.
Police spokesman Larry Hadfield said the device was located near a business on Tropicana Avenue near Nellis Boulevard.
“It is a suspicious item,” Hadfield said, adding “Our armor squad is on scene.”
A large congregation of officers were focusing their attention on an area just behind a NAPA Auto Parts store. Traffic was being impacted in the area. Both east and westbound traffic on Tropicana at Nellis was shut down.
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