Metro headquarters declared safe after suspicious package investigated
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters have been deemed safe, and all roads are open after the bomb squad cleared a suspicious vehicle in the area.
Police said the headquarters at 400 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. will “resume operations shortly.”
The incident began about 5:30 a.m. when a man exhibiting suspicious behaviors drove onto the police department grounds. That man is suspected of driving a vehicle containing a suspicious package. He is in custody and being interviewed by police.
He was not armed and has not been charged with any crimes.
The Las Vegas Fire Department bomb squad responded to the scene, police said.
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