Suspicious package at Colorado Springs shopping center deemed a hoax: Police

COLORADO SPRINGS (KXRM) — A suspicious package at a Colorado Springs shopping area near Lake Avenue and South Nevada Avenue was determined to be a hoax by the Regional Explosives Unit on Monday morning, Oct. 6, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department.

CSPD stated that a call came in around 7:15 a.m. on Monday reporting a suspicious package in the 2100 block of Southgate Road. Officers secured the area while detectives from the REU responded and discovered that the package was a hoax device.

Detectives will continue to investigate in an attempt to identify the person responsible for leaving the package…

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