LA GRANDE — Police have reopened Jefferson Avenue in downtown La Grande on Wednesday, April 23, following the removal of a suspicious device.

Around 6:30 a.m. an employee at Goss Motors called police to report they had seen a “suspicious homemade device” near the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Greenwood Street, according to a press release from La Grande Police Department.

Officers responded to the scene immediately. Police closed Jefferson Avenue between Greenwood and Fir streets as a precautionary measure until an Oregon State Police bomb squad could be called out.

La Grande Police Department reported that as of 2:30 p.m. the bomb squad safely removed and disposed of the device.

The investigation remains ongoing and anyone with information about the incident is urged to call the department at 541-963-1017.