A "suspicious" package that prompted Atlanta police to shut down a stretch of Peachtree Street in Midtown during the height of Monday's morning commute turned out to be an empty box.
The box, which was about the size of a shoe box, was found around 7:45 a.m. outside a Starbucks coffee shop at Peachtree and 7th Streets.
Police evacuated the Starbucks and shut down Peachtree in both directions, as well as 7th Street.
The Atlanta police Bomb Squad examined the package about 9:30 a.m. and found that it was empty, according to police spokeswoman Kim Jones. The roads were reopened shortly before 10 a.m.
"We have to take all necessary precautions in the event that the package is a real threat," Atlanta fire Capt. Jolyon Bundrige said.
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