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The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) says the suspicious package found at the Bronte GO Station in Oakville on Tuesday morning was non-explosive.
On Tuesday, February 6th, at roughly 5:30 a.m., police were called to the station after a witness noticed the package on a platform near the tracks.
Police worked with representatives from Metrolinx and an area of the GO Station was cordoned off while the HRPS Explosive Disposal Unit investigated the nature of the parcel. The station was reopened by police at roughly 10:20 a.m. after it was determined that the suspicious package was not explosive.
Police are continuing their investigation into how the package came to be at the station and whether or not it was intentionally crafted to resemble an explosive device.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the 2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4777 ext. 2216.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. “See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.
ORIGINAL (Published on Tuesday, February 6th at 7:05 a.m.)
The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) is investigating a suspicious package at the Bronte GO station in Oakville.
They ask that commuters and residents avoid the area while the investigation takes place.
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