By: ABQRAW staff
Posted: 3/24/2023 @ 4:30PM
NW Albuquerque – A fake grenade caused some tense moments on a stretch of 4th street near downtown this afternoon for commuters and neighbors in the area. Someone called police to report a suspicious device near their vehicle and they called police to investigate. Officers did send their tactical units and a bomb unit to investigate further.
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Traffic was shut down in both directions on 4th St NW between Headingly Ave NW and San Clemente Ave NW while officers determined what the device was. A little after 4PM Officers had opened traffic back up and it was flowing normally again.
video from scene