SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Police say it was a series of events and circumstances that led Sioux Falls police to shut down a portion of downtown Friday night. Police blocked off a large area around the Federal Court House after finding an abandoned vehicle parked in a handicap spot.
It attracted the attention of police because it was the site of the No Kings rally the next day.
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Adding to the suspicion was the windows were left open. Police brought in a bomb sniffing dog which alerted its handler to possible bomb making materials.
“That could be a lot of different things. It could be anything from ammunition, gunpowder, house hold goods like fertilizer, peroxide, stuff like that could cause a dog to indicate on a vehicle,” said Sgt. Aaron Benson…