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Suspicious package prompts evacuation in downtown Austin

Suspicious package prompts evacuation in downtown Austin

Credit: KVUE News

Suspicious package prompts evacuation in downtown Austin

by KVUE News

kvue.com

Posted on May 14, 2010 at 12:14 PM

Updated Friday, May 14 at 5:00 PM

Hundreds of people were evacuated from the Travis County Criminal Justice Center Friday morning after a suspicious package was found.

It happened just after 9:30 a.m. at the complex at near 10th and Guadalupe in downtown Austin.

Law enforcement authorities say a man brought in the package, which was screened, and someone thought it looked suspicious.  Police closed off 10th and 11th streets bordering the complex while the package was inspected.

A robot inspected the package, and officials say they do not believe it is a bomb.  The package has been recovered.

The man was taken into custody, and authorities are investigating.

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