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Modified, Weighted Jump Rope Identified As Item In Suspicious Package Investigation In Boulder

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) - Boulder Police determined a suspicious package which caused U.S. 36 to be closed on Friday night was a modified, weighted jump rope. The highway was closed between Baseline and Table Mesa heading east, and between Baseline and Foothills Parkway heading west.

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Some homes were also evacuated for several hours.

Boulder Suspicious Pkg 1 (from BPD)
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Police say the jump rope was modified with steel bar duct taped to the handles.

Boulder Suspicious Pkg 2 (from BPD)
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Further information was not provided.

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