Police were called to an intersection of downtown Dallas near the federal courthouse Friday morning over reports of a “suspicious package,” officials confirmed to The Dallas Morning News.
More than a dozen units were dispatched about 8:30 a.m. to the intersection of South Griffin and Wood streets, according to a police call log.
Corbin Rubinson, a Dallas police spokesman, said in an email that the department’s Explosive Ordnance Squad was called out to investigate a package.
“They were able to clear the package where the item was located and no threat was found,” he said.
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Officers were beginning to disperse shortly before 10:45 a.m. as surrounding roads, and the courthouse, reopened to the public.
No additional information was immediately available.
This is a developing story and will be updated.