The sheriff’s department’s bomb squad was deployed to Long Beach Saturday to deal with a suspicious device in the Belmont Shore area.
Long Beach police officers were called around 3:25 p.m. to the 6400 block of Marina Drive, the LBPD’s Allison Gallagher told City News Service.
A photo published on Twitter by the bomb squad showed an object that looked similar to a hand grenade, but police did not immediately provide a further description.
Second Street was closed from Naples Plaza to Pacific Coast Highway while the bomb squad examined the device.
About 6 p.m., the LBPD tweeted: “LASD Bomb Squad rendered the device safe. Roads have re-opened. The investigation is ongoing.”