Sacramento Police: Protester With Device Shuts Down Tower Bridge, Capitol Mall

10 p.m. UPDATE: West Sacramento Police have found several suspicious devices inside the car that stopped traffic on the Tower Bridge Tuesday.

The devices are being investigated to determine if they are explosive.

The Tower Bridge is back open after being shutdown for more than seven hours.

A car was seen parked blocking lanes of traffic with it's windows partially covered, and the female driver alerting police that she had a bomb.

"We established a perimeter, basically we stopped a 2-3 block perimeter, and we asked everyone to shelter in place," said West Sacramento Police Sgt Roger Kinney.

As West Sac PD responded, a number of other agencies including Homeland Security rushed to the scene

"The bridge was moved up at an effort to demobilize the driver so that car can't move," said Sgt Kinney.

One nearby resident who happened to be walking towards the bridge at the time, couldn't believe what he saw next.

"I saw the driver get out of the front seat and walk towards the trunk. And then I saw some wires in her hand, she walked towards the gas tank and I saw her shoving the wires into her gas tank. That's when I grabbed my fiancee and I said 'let's get out of here, something's going down,'" said Thomas Dodson.

Police confirm there were suspicious wires on the car. Dodson snapped photos of the woman who he says was also holding up a sign.

"A big white cardboard sign, didn't know what it said, but she was in the car by herself, holding the sign up moving it from side to side," he said.

What was written on the sign has not been released, but police closed the Tower Bridge in both directions and a shelter in place order was issued for the nearby CalSTRS building and Raley Field.

"They immediately pulled everybody back, shut down the bridge then shut down traffic from blocks away," said Dodson.

The woman was eventually taken into custody without incident, as investigators carefully canvassed the area.

"We don't know any of her motivation at this point, she's with our investigators," said Sgt Kinney.

The suspect has not been identified but she is facing a felony charge of making terrorist threats and another misdemeanor charge.

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4:23 p.m. UPDATE: The woman has been peacefully taken into custody after an hour and a half, and police are inspecting the vehicle.

4:10 p.m.: UPDATE: The City of West Sacramento is urging people to avoid the area and use alternate routes.

The woman is still located inside the vehicle as police stage around the scene.

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3:40 p.m. UPDATE: Sacramento Police have shut down the Tower Bridge and Capitol Mall. Traffic is being redirected to Interstate 80 and the I Street Bridge.

For the latest traffic conditions on the freeways, visit http://cbs13.com/traffic.

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A woman claiming to have a device has shut down traffic around the Tower Bridge on Tuesday.

Sacramento Police say a protester near the bridge caused the closure of the bridge and Capitol Mall.

Police are working to contact the woman and bring a resolution to the issue.

A shelter in place order is in place for the CalSTRS building and Raley Field.