A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE FOUND AT ALBUQUERQUE CITY HALL ON CIVIC PLAZA THURSDAY AFTERNOON TURNS OUT TO BE A BACKPACK. APD'S BOMB SQUAD EVENTUALLY DEEMED THE BACKPACK AS SAFE BY APD.
POLICE SAY THE BACKPACK CONTAINED PERSONAL ITEMS AND WAS LEFT AT THE SECURITY DESK AT CITY HALL. IT HAD THE PLAZA AND SURROUNDING AREA CLOSED DOWN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THURSDAY.