What was that "suspicious device" which shut down several blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue and placed the District's city hall under lockdown this morning? more ›

This morning, the U.S. Capitol Police shut down several roads around the Capitol, including three blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue, after discovering a suspicious package. more ›

This morning, students and staff at Woodrow Wilson High School were evacuated as authorities investigated a suspicious package on campus. more ›

UPDATE: (9:30 a.m.) It appears as if the police presence at the bridge has started to dissipate, and traffic is again being allowed to pass over the bridge. more ›

At a press conference held moments ago, the Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed that there were "no significant explosive materials" inside a suspicious vehicle found near the Pentagon this morning. more ›

This morning, police investigated and then detonated a suspicious package near a parking lot north of the Pentagon which has brought traffic to a halt around Arlington. An individual has been taken into custody in connection with the package. more ›

As if this story needed any more double entendre: The Hill reports that Capitol Police sealed off the area around Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (D-N.Y.) Rayburn office this afternoon to investigate, yes, a suspicious package. more ›

UPDATE: Well, that wasn't too serious -- the package has already been cleared. However, traffic might be messy in the area for a little while due to the temporary disruption. more ›

Traffic along the 2100 block of Massachusetts Avenue NW is currently being diverted as police investigate a suspicious package. more ›

Around 11:30 this morning, staff members found a suspicious envelope in the mailroom at Fletcher Johnson Education Center inside H.D. Woodson High School, located at 4650 Benning Road SE. A D.C. Fire and EMS special operations team responded to the scene and are investigating, along with other law enforcement officials, including representatives from the FBI. more ›

Eight more suspicious letters have been collected at or en route to D.C. schools today, adding to the 28 found yesterday, all containing a white, powdery substance. more ›

UPDATE (5:05 p.m.): FBI field office director James W. McJunkin just briefed the press regarding the letters, and have said that they have collected all the packages which were sent to schools in the District. McJunkin said that the FBI has "no reason to believe" that the letters contained a hazardous material. "Nothing that we've tested so far has turned out to be a hazardous substance," said McJunkin. McJunkin added that the investigation had expanded to 25 letters "and counting." more ›

UPDATE: NBCWashington reports that the package has been declared safe, and pedestrian access around the White House should be opening back up soon. more ›

UPDATE: D.C. Fire and EMS have now left the scene, and are turning over the investigation to police, though streets are apparently beginning to open back up. Pedestrian access to the area had been restricted during the investigation -- Charles Allen, chief of staff for Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells, tweeted that he was "stuck in the Reagan Building and security won't let us in or near the Wilson Building." more ›

UPDATE: The unidentified package was deemed non-threatening. The Metropolitan Police Department is reportedly investigating a suspicious package at the intersection of 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW near Pershing Park. According to DDOT, 14th Street is blocked to traffic in both directions from Pennsylvania Avenue to F Street NW. more ›

UPDATE: According to D.C. Fire and EMS, all agencies investigating have given the all clear after determining that the package presented "no hazard." According to a report from ABC7, the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a suspicious package of some kind at the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, located at 2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE. There's no word on whether any connection has been made to the packages sent to Maryland state buildings and a D.C. post office last week. Obviously, we'll update this story as more details emerge. more ›

UPDATE: The package has been deemed non-hazardous and the station reopened to passengers at 10:02 a.m. Police have temporarily closed off access to the Capitol South Metro station due to a suspicious package near the intersection of First and D Streets SE. Trains are reportedly still running though the station, but are not stopping. It appears as if some passengers were able to get out of the station right as the suspicious package was found, but at some point, people were turned around and had to get back on a train to the next station. Shuttle bus service has been set up between Eastern Market and Federal Center SW for the time being. C Street from New Jersey Avenue to 2nd Street SE has also been closed off to traffic due to the investigation. more ›

Multiple outlets are reporting that some kind of package ignited today at a United States postal facility on the 3300 block of V Street NE. The ignition occurred shortly before 3 p.m. today. The building was evacuated after the ignition, but no injuries have yet been reported. It is also not yet clear whether or not this incident has any connection to two similar incidents which occurred at Maryland state buildings yesterday afternoon. more ›

UPDATE: As of 12:30 p.m., the affected streets appear to have opened up and our tipster tells us that he has been let back into his office building. No word on what the package was as of yet. The 1400 block of K Street NW has been cut off to pedestrian and vehicular traffic as authorities investigate a suspicious package near the intersection of 14th and K Streets. The Secret Service is reportedly assisting in the investigation, which has drawn a sizable police presence to the area. At least one building around the area has been evacuated -- a tipster tells DCist that employees at that building, the address of which was not specified located at 1012 14th Street NW, were taken out the back door. According to DDOT, K Street is closed from 13th Street to Vermont Avenue and L Street is closed from 14th Street to Vermont Avenue. You'll want to avoid the area until the situation is cleared up. more ›

UPDATE (2:35 p.m.): The station has reportedly reopened. Police have closed the Federal Center SW Metro Station this afternoon due to the investigation of a suspicious package somewhere outside the station. Per Dr. Gridlock, the 400 block of 3rd Street SW has also been closed to traffic. Blue and Orange line service does not appear to be affected, though you won't be able to get off the train at Federal Center SW until the situation is cleared.
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According to the Associated Press, Pentagon Police have closed one side of the Pentagon Metro station in order to investigate a suspicious package. Trains are still running through the system and WMATA is not reporting any disruption to rail service; however, buses are not able to service the upper loading area of the station at this time. more ›

According to reports, 14th Street NW has been blocked off between Rhode Island Avenue and Q Street NW due to some kind of suspicious package. P Street NW between 13th and 15th Streets has also been shut down due to the investigation. The closure has caused a rather large traffic backup and has also caused Metrobuses and Circulator buses to detour around the area. more ›

We got a few tips concerning a police situation at the intersection of 14th and Rhode Island Avenue NW this afternoon. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the issue was a suspicious package, which -- you guessed it -- was deemed non-threatening after investigation. Based on the emails into our tipline, police were telling workers to stay in their offices around the area and were blocking vehicular and pedestrian access to the intersection during the investigation. Everything should be clear at this point, however. more ›

UPDATE: The station has reopened and the situation is clear. This should make for a fun rush hour this evening: Metro reports that it has closed the Federal Center SW Metrorail station due to a suspicious package in the area. The package was reported around 4 p.m. this afternoon. Trains are still passing through the station, but are not stopping. Police have also closed surrounding streets to traffic and pedestrians, including 3rd Street between C and E Streets and D Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets. The package has been described by police as a "briefcase with wires coming out of it." more ›

TBD and DCist weekend editor Dave Stroup are reporting that D.C. Fire & EMS have closed off 16th Street between Kalorama and Columbia Roads due to a suspicious package. Stroup reports that the epicenter of the incident appears to be at the corner of 16th and Euclid Streets. He also notes that residents in the area, including himself, are being told to stay in their homes and apartments until further notice. Police are saying a suspicious backpack was left at a bus stop at around 11:45 a.m., but MPD as well as USSS are still on the scene. more ›

There are quite a few issues to update you on this morning as a result of the inclement weather, a clogged catch basin and a suspicious package. more ›

Yet another traffic headache to add to a long list of them over the last 12 hours: streets around Thomas Circle have been closed to traffic due to a suspicious package located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and 14th Street NW. Both north-south and east-west traffic is affected, including the Woodley Park-McPherson Square Circulator route, which is detouring to 13th Street. DCist senior editor Kyle Gustafson tells us that the office building he is currently in, located on the Circle, has been locked down as a result of the investigation. more ›