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10th Street reopened in Midtown after police clear suspicious package

Atlanta police shut down 10th Street in Midtown to investigate a suspicious package Sunday.
Atlanta police shut down 10th Street in Midtown to investigate a suspicious package Sunday.
By Ellen Eldridge
March 4, 2018

Atlanta police have reopened 10th Street in Midtown after investigating a suspicious package Sunday.

A bag left in the area near Myrtle Avenue has been determined not to be dangerous, Atlanta police Sgt. John Chafee said.

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