Crime

Suspicious package prompts downtown street closings

An abandoned suitcase on 13th Street just east of Holmes has drawn the suspicion of local law enforcement. A remote bomb disposal robot is being deployed to investigate.
An abandoned suitcase on 13th Street just east of Holmes has drawn the suspicion of local law enforcement. A remote bomb disposal robot is being deployed to investigate. KEITH MYERS The Kansas City Star

Kansas City police shut down streets downtown while they investigated a suspicious suitcase Monday afternoon.

The suitcase was found about 1:30 p.m. next to a bus stop sign along 13th Street between Holmes and Charlotte streets.

The event was declared over and the streets reopened after 5 p.m. Police said the case contained no threat.

Tony Rizzo, trizzo@kcstar.com

This story was originally published August 18, 2014 at 1:56 PM with the headline "Suspicious package prompts downtown street closings."

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