LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A Los Angeles County sheriff's bomb squad safely removed a suspicious device from an alley in Long Beach on Tuesday.
A concerned citizen reported seeing the object near Bonito and 3rd Street around 1 a.m.
Bomb squad members arrived on scene and were able to remove the device and render it safe by around 4:45 a.m.
Some area residents were evacuated as a precaution, but all have since been allowed back in their homes.
The incident was under investigation. Authorities have not determined if the object was an explosive device or not.
Long Beach suspicious device rendered safe by bomb squad
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