The Evesham Municipal Building was briefly evacuated Thursday morning because of a suspicious package.

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Evesham Police posted on their Facebook page that New Road has been closed morning court scheduled for 8 a.m. has been cancelled The entire building was reopened at 10:15 a.m.

The package, addressed to the Evesham Municipal Court Judge, was found in the lobby of the building according to a later post It was discovered around 5:40 a.m. in the building which is open 24-hours-a-day.

Wires were coming out of the package and the New Jersey State Police Bomb Squad responded and blew the package up. They determined there was no explosive device in the package.

Anyone with information about this incident should call the Evesham Police Department at 856-983-1116.

 

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