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Other recent incidents include:
•Nov. 27: A suspicious package found outside the federal building in downtown Dayton. Security personnel at the federal building found the package that had been dropped off at the front doors at 200 W. Second St.
They contacted Dayton police, which requested the bomb squad. The package contained “no overt threats,” Dayton police Lt. Jason Hall said.
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The mailer showed “classic signs of a suspicious package: improperly addressed, ambiguous return address, oversized, no postage,” Hall said.
Once the bomb squad determined there was no hazard, they opened it.
•Nov. 26: The evacuation of the downtown Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority hub disrupted travel for several hours due to a suspicious package.
Officials responded to South Jefferson Street, near the RTA hub, about 8:30 a.m.
The suspicious package, described by police as a suitcase, was located in a parking garage adjacent to the RTA hub, according to a statement from RTA.
RTA officials were notified of the incident by officers who work at the hub in the mornings, said Mark Donaghy, RTA CEO.
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Police described the package as a suitcase.
With the hub closed, passengers were loading and unloading buses at Main and Third streets while the bomb squad investigated and disposed of the package. The hub reopened by about 11:15 a.m.
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