LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that a portion of Highway 53 near Lower Lake has been closed temporarily in response to the discovery of a suspicious device.
The device – which resembles an improvised explosive – was reported found in front of a business on Highway 53 near Highway 29 in Lower Lake at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to a report from Lt. Norm Taylor.
Taylor said sheriff's deputies have secured the scene while they await the arrival of the Napa County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad.
A portion of Highway 53 will remain closed until the operation is complete. Taylor said traffic will be routed around the area through Main Street Lower Lake.
Citizens are asked to avoid the area until further notice, Taylor said.
Taylor said no further information is available at the time of this report.
Separately, the California Highway Patrol issued a report on the highway closure just before 1 p.m. that estimated it would continue for about two hours.
The Lower Lake discovery comes a day after a bomb threat led to the evacuation and temporary closure of Twin Pine Casino in Middletown. Authorities have so far not linked the two incidents.
Discovery of suspicious device leads to partial Highway 53 closure
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