UPDATE: Bomb Squad declares suspicious package benign at Canon City Post Office

UPDATE: The package was nothing more than a t-shirt and some candy, said Administrative Sgt. Steven Huskey of the Canon City Police Department.

The Bomb Squad determined that the package was non-threatening at approximately 12:45 p.m. Yet the Post Office was right to alert the appropriate authorities and evacuate. The package had been abandoned in the lobby without any name or return address, completely wrapped in duct tape.

The Post Office has reopened to the public and resumed normal operation.

Previous story:

Officers with the Canon City police and fire departments were dispatched to the city’s post office at approximately 9:20 a.m. Saturday to investigate a suspicious package that had been found inside the building.

A Post Office employee moved the box to the parking lot and all employees evacuated the building. The area around the building was closed to the public as a safety precaution. The Pueblo Police Department Bomb Squad was asked to respond to the scene.

The Post Office is closed and awaiting the Bomb Squad as of an 11:33 a.m. press release from the Canon City Police Department.

This is an ongoing story. Check back at KRDO.com for updates.