The RCMP says the contents of a suspicious package found in the parkade of an apartment building in Leduc, Alta. Thursday afternoon have been determined to be a “non-threat.”
An employee of a building on Keystone Crescent notified police at 12:52 p.m.
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RCMP, along with Leduc Fire Services and Transit, evacuated the affected apartment building.
As of 2:30 p.m., the RCMP Explosives Device Unit was on scene, securing and removing the package.
A man from Leduc was taken into police custody but officers later said they did not expect criminal charges to be laid.
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Police did not reveal what the contents of the suspicious package were.
People were asked to avoid this area of Leduc but shortly before 4:30 p.m., police said there was no ongoing threat or concern for the public.
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