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Stamford, CT

Suspicious Package Shuts Down Stamford's Columbus Park

STAMFORD, Conn. — Police reopened Columbus Park in downtown Stamford after closing it for about an hour-and-a-half Thursday afternoon after responding to a call about a suspicious package, police said.

A member of the Stamford Police Department's Bomb Squad investigates a suspicious package in Columbus Park.

A member of the Stamford Police Department's Bomb Squad investigates a suspicious package in Columbus Park.

Photo Credit: Anthony Buzzeo
by Anthony Buzzeo

The department’s bomb squad was joined by patrol officers, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Stamford Fire & Rescue Department and Stamford Emergency Medical Services in securing the area near the downtown park.

People were still allowed in the restaurants and businesses neighboring the park but not allowed to walk along the street.

The area was reopened to the public at about 3:15 p.m. with no danger found. 

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