Feb 26, 2025

Bag left beside St. Joseph patrol car prompts quick investigation

Posted Feb 26, 2025 12:54 AM

By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

A suspicious bag left by a St. Joseph police patrol car turned out to be harmless.

The St. Joseph Police Department reports officers discovered the bag left on the driver’s side of the vehicle while parked in the 1300 block of South 11th Street Saturday evening. The Kansas City Police Department Bomb Squad was called in. Officers conducted an X-ray examination of the grey suitcase and confirmed its non-explosive contents. It was opened for further inspection.

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