Bomb Squad Called To Maryland House For Suspicious Package

HARFORD COUNTY, MD – Police said that a suspicious package was found outside Maryland House in Harford County on Thursday evening. The rest area off Interstate 95 was evacuated as a precaution and was closed for more than an hour.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal said that the bomb squad was called to the scene at 4:50 p.m. when the owner of a vehicle found a suspicious package under his vehicle.

Maryland State Police reported that its investigators were at the scene after 5:30 p.m.

In addition to evacuating and closing the rest area, access to the facility was restricted from the highway during the investigation. The ramps to Maryland House from I-95 were closed as of 5:45 p.m., according to the Maryland Transportation Authority.

Maryland State Police and the Baltimore County Bomb Squad x-rayed the package and deemed it nonhazardous. Authorities said the incident was classified as a "good intent call."

Nobody was injured, and there were no damages, according to officials.

By 7:10 p.m., authorities said that Maryland House had reopened.

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