Police leave Union Station after suspicious package found
Police have cleared the scene at Union Station, where a suspicious package was discovered earlier today. The Star reports that the package was found at 7:30 this morning. The police blocked off all traffic from Pershing Road, which runs directly in front of Union Station, between Main Street and Kessler Road, just west of the station.
When I drove by on Main Street at about 9:30 this morning, employees were standing on the sidewalk across the street. I heard a loud boom, but I couldn’t tell where it came from. When I returned about 15 minutes later, police were pulling down tape and driving away. At least one KCPD squad car was being towed from the parking lot.
KSHB reports a source telling them the package was “rendered harmless.” We’ll update when KCPD releases more information.
