Elk Grove roads reopen as explosives team renders suspicious device safe near Laguna West

A suspicious device found Sunday and later rendered safe prompted a large police presence and closed roads in the area of Laguna West.

Elk Grove officers were called to the scene on the 3100 block of Dwight Road, just north of the Laguna West neighborhood, after a person made a report regarding the device around 10:30 a.m.

As of 1:45 p.m., police said the device was rendered safe by an explosive ordnance disposal team from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.

Elk Grove police spokeswoman Officer Hannah Gray said the device was “deemed to have no explosive capabilities.”

Dwight Road was temporarily closed to northbound traffic at Laguna Boulevard. That block of the street is home to several shops, a church and a mosque. The police department said it would provide further information when it becomes available.

This story was originally published March 21, 2021 at 11:59 AM.