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Las Vegas police resolve situation involving ‘suspicious package’

Updated November 19, 2018 - 12:54 pm

Las Vegas police investigated a suspicious package Monday in the eastern valley, but by 1 p.m. they said the situation had been resolved.

“The roads and surrounding area should be open soon,” spokeswoman Laura Meltzer said in a statement at 12:47 p.m.

The package at a bus stop on the southeast corner of Eastern Avenue and Flamingo Road was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m., police spokesman Jay Rivera said.

Flamingo was closed in both directions east of Eastern.

Contact Blake Apgar at bapgar@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5298. Follow @blakeapgar on Twitter.

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