Bomb scare shuts down area along Highway 281 North, police say package was empty soda box

SAN ANTONIO — A reported bomb threat prompted evacuations and a temporary shutdown along U.S. Highway 281 North Saturday evening before police determined the suspicious item was harmless.

According to the San Antonio Police Department, officers were called around 6:42 p.m. to the 23000 block of U.S. Highway 281 North for a report of a suspicious box.

As a precaution, officers shut down the area and evacuated nearby people while they investigated the package…

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