LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Las Vegas Metropolitan Police are evacuating a neighborhood in the northwest valley after locating an explosive device, a public information officer confirmed to Channel 13.
Police located what they described as "an old military explosive" in the area of Alta Drive and Decatur Boulevard. The device has been deemed inert, but residents were ordered to evacuate as a safety measure, Channel 13 was told.
At 7:25 p.m., evacuations were ordered in the area.
Officers from Nellis Air Force Base were en route to retrieve the device, police added.
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