Police Detonate Suspicious Package In Miami Beach
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MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) – A package outside the Miami Beach post office was detonated Tuesday afternoon.
Miami Beach Police tweeted a photo of the "suspicious package" which turned out to be a bar stool.
In case you were wondering? The #SuspiciousPackage was a bar stool. #Traffic will reopen shortly. pic.twitter.com/xkd6s3SQ0B
— Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) February 17, 2015
The package was outside the steps of the U.S. Post Office at 445 West 40th Street.
The Bomb Squad and Miami-Dade Police assisted MBPD in the investigation, according to Miami Beach Police's Twitter account.
Streets in the area have since re-opened.