Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Police Clear Portola Avenue of Suspicious Item
Officials say a PVC pipe capped at both ends that was found Monday morning was filled with marijuana.
A suspicious item found Monday morning on Portola Avenue was filled with marijuana, police said.
Officials temporarily shut down a portion of the road while an Alameda County Sheriff's Department bomb squad investigated the item, a PVC pipe capped at both ends.
At 8:10 a.m., police were called to the scene to check the item, which was found in the center divide near Edinburgh Drive, Sgt. Kevin Santin said.
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The bomb squad detonated the pipe about 9:40 a.m. and reopened the road shortly after.
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