Improvised Explosive Device Removed from Linn County Road

A Linn County road was closed for a short time on Thursday as crews investigated a possible improvised explosive device. 

The device was discovered by a Sheriff’s deputy shortly before 11 am in the roadway of the 1000 block of Secrist Road in the Springville area. 

The Cedar Rapids Bomb Technicians were called in to investigate, with the roadway temporarily closed until the device could be safely removed. 

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says the device was made safe by the Cedar Rapids Metro Hazardous Device Unit and removed from the roadway within a couple hours. It was confirmed to be an improvised explosive device. 

No one was injured. The roadway was re-opened.

The incident remains under investigation.