Police arrest suspect after suspicious package found at Toronto intersection

Police have arrested one person after a suspicious package was found at a Toronto intersection.

In a tweet, Toronto police said the package was found around Sherbourne and Shuter streets just before 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Investigators said the force’s emergency disposal unit was on its way to the scene. An evacuation in the area was instituted out of “an abundance of caution.”

In a later update, police said the device was not an explosive.

One person was taken into custody, police said.

Sherbourne Street was closed in both directions from Shuter Street to Queen Street East, police said. Drivers and pedestrians were told to avoid the area with bus routes also diverted.

The area has since reopened.