Rexburg police investigate possible explosive devices at 2nd West and Main Street
REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI) — Main Street in Rexburg is open again after it was closed for an investigation of bomb-making materials this evening. Rexburg Police discovered what they described as potential "explosive devices" inside a truck during a routine traffic stop. Based on the latest update to the Rexburg PD Facebook page, those devices were not anything life-threatening.
The two devices in question were actually commercial mortars that were altered and removed from their original tubes and then taped up with long fuses. Based on the appearance of those mortars, Rexburg PD called the regional bomb squad and shut down Main Street between 2nd and 3rd Street.
Once the bomb squad arrived, they sent in a robot to investigate the vehicle. After the robot came back, two members of the bomb squad walked up to the truck and placed several items in a metal red box. Once they left, a K-9 unit sniffed around the truck for about a minute and then left. Finally, the "all clear" was given and most emergency vehicles left the scene. The road opened up around 7:30 p.m.
Original: Rexburg Police are asking people to avoid 2nd West and Main Street as they investigate a possible explosive device inside the vehicle.
Gary Hagan with Rexburg Police said an officer made a traffic stop and found possible bomb-making material inside the car.
They called in the regional bomb squad from Idaho Falls for guidance.
Main Street is closed from 3rd West to 2nd West.
An alert was sent out to people via emergency cell alert to avoid the area
No other information is available at this time.
This a developing story and will be updated as we get more information.
