UPDATED Police Confirm Pipe Bomb in Northridge

The SUV was stopped near a gas station at Reseda Boulevard and Devonshire Street around 12:30 p.m., according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Sara Faden.

A bomb squad was summoned when police spotted what appeared to be a pipe bomb in the vehicle. The Reseda-Devonshire intersection was closed and some businesses were evacuated.

Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Steve Carmona told CBS2 investigators confirmed the device in the car was a pipe bomb, and officers were checking other items inside the vehicle.

KCAL9 reported that the bomb squad exploded the device, which the driver was carrying between his legs on the floor of the car. The car had Nevada license plates.

The driver was arrested on suspicion of possession of narcotics and burglary tools, Carmona told the station.

At 8 p.m., Faden said police were still on the scene and the streets remained closed.

The Dodge SUV was stopped near a gas station at Reseda Boulevard and Devonshire Street around 12:30 p.m., according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Sara Faden.

A bomb squad was summoned when police spotted what appeared to be a pipe bomb in the vehicle. The Reseda-Devonshire intersection was closed and some businesses were evacuated.

LAPD Capt. Steve Carmona told CBS2 that investigators confirmed the device in the car was a pipe bomb, and officers were checking other items inside the vehicle.

The driver was arrested on suspicion of narcotics and possession of burglary tools, Carmona told the station.

UPDATE AT 4:29 p.m.: Police have cleared an area stretching for about a quarter-mile around Reseda Boulevard and Devonshire Street in Northridge, where that apparent pipe bomb was found in a vehicle that was pulled over in a traffic stop around 12:30 p.m., according to LAPD Officer Sara Faden. Broadcast reports from the scene indicate the driver has been arrested on suspicion of a narcotics violation.