Suspicious package near Treasury investigated

An Oct. 2009 file photo of the U.S. Treasury Building in Washington. (Bloomberg News)

By Clarence Williams in our Post Now Blog:

Authorities responded near the Treasury building in Northwest Washington early Thursday after a woman reportedly dropped off a suspicious package, U.S. Secret Service officials said.

A package was found at about 12:30 a.m. near the building at 15th and F streets. Uniformed Secret Service officials called in D.C. police who responded with hazmat and bomb squad investigators, but nothing harmful was found, said Secret Service spokesman Max Milien.

Authorities interviewed a woman who reportedly may have left the package. They found nothing hazardous and cleared the scene.

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