Suspicious Package That Forced Town Evacuation Not A Threat
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GILCREST, Colo. (CBS4) - Everyone is back home in the town of Gilcrest Tuesday morning after police in Weld County sent out a reverse 911 late Monday night to evacuate. A suspicious package was found near Valley High School.
The first call came in out at 7:30 p.m. in the evening.
The bomb squad said the item was not in fact an explosive device but a utility locating device.
There is no threat to the public.
Gilcrest is about 45 miles north of Denver with a population of about 1,000 people.
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