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Alexandria police reopen area around S.Pickett Street after investigating ‘suspicious package’

By Joshua Barlow

Police in Alexandria, Virginia, closed off the area around 700 South Pickett Street near Backlick Run around noon on Friday as they investigated a suspicious package.

After inspection, officers with the Alexandria Police Department determined the package was “deemed to be non-explosive or dangerous,”  APD said in a tweet.

Area of APD investigation:

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