Crime & Safety

Update: Enfield Courthouse Reopened

The court house on Phoenix Avenue had been evacuated, according to a report.

Updated: 11:38 a.m.:

The Enfield court house on Phoenix Street has been reopened after a police bomb squad investigated a suspicious package that was discovered there about 8 a.m.

Police started leaving the scene and allowing people to return into the building about 9:30 a.m., according to WFSB.

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Original story:

The state Superior Court house on Phoenix Avenue in Enfield was evacuated this morning, according to a report.

Find out what's happening in Enfieldfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

A suspicious package prompted the evacuation, according to NBC Connecticut.

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