Saturday night around 10:05 pm a suspicious item was found near Castle Oaks Course Community in Ione- the item resembled something that could have been an explosive device. The device was discovered by an Ione Police Officer and a citizen while on an unrelated call on Hwy 104 near Mule Creek State Prison. The Calaveras County Bomb squad was once again called to Amador County to investigate the suspicious item described as a pipe. Chief of Police Bob Olson responded, as did another Ione unit, a CHP Unit and a CHP Supervisor unit. Traffic on Hwy 104 was shut down for about 2.5 hours. The device was rendered safe by the Calaveras County Bomb squad which determined that the device was not an explosive device.