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MARTA's North Avenue station re-opens

By Christian Boone
April 2, 2010

Another suspicious package, another hoax.

MARTA officials have re-opened the North Avenue station after determining that a package left on the platform a little after 8 a.m. was no threat, transit authority spokesman Lyle Harris told the AJC. Delays remain for inbound commuters.

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A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.

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