"Suspicious" Post Office Package Was Ham Radio Equipment

U.S. Post Office on Southwest 34th Street was briefly evacuated after the discovery of a suspicious package

A suspicious package found Thursday at U.S. Post Office on Southwest 34th Street was deemed non-threatening by law enforcement.

An email sent by Gainesville Police Department spokesman Capt. Jorge Campos said several officers responded to a call from the post office about a large package with pipes and wire coming from it.

Campos wrote that the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad was called out and the building was evacuated.

It was eventually determined to be ham radio parts protruding through the box.

Employees were able to return to work.

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