CHARLOTTE — A suspicious package was a deemed harmless piece of art after an investigation by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Around 8:15 p.m. Sunday, police tweeted that a large section of South Tryon Street in uptown Charlotte had been shut down due to a suspicious package.
Roads at the intersection of Fourth Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Levine Avenue of the Arts were temporarily shut down while police investigated.
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Shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday, police announced that the investigation had cleared and all of the roads were back open.
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