Rexburg’s West Main Street closed after police find unexploded ordnance near downtown
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REXBURG — Police in Rexburg are asking the public to avoid and evacuate an area of West Main Street as they work to neutralize a suspected explosive device.
Businesses along West Main Street, from Center Street to 1st East, are being evacuated, according to a Wednesday afternoon Facebook post by the Rexburg Police Department. It says the suspicious item was found inside a vehicle and is believed to be an unexploded ordnance.
Police say they don’t believe the item was “placed or intended as a threat to the public,” but first responders are working to address it.
Further information was not immediately available. EastIdahoNews.com has reached out to Rexburg police for more details.
This story will be updated.