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Suspicious situation cleared near state Capitol

Posted at 2:05 PM, Dec 04, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-04 15:35:32-05

LANSING, Mich. – Capitol Police responded to a suspicious situation near the state Capitol Tuesday afternoon.

At about 2:30 p.m. police started taking down barricades in front of the post office across West Allegan Street from the Capitol building.

Lansing Police tell FOX 17 that a suspicious package was found near a mail box. Some buildings nearby were evacuated while police check the package. No specific threat has been reported.