Syracuse University's Department of Public Safety cordoned off a large area in front of the Schine Student Center with yellow police tape Tuesday evening after an SU employee reported an unattended black box lying on the sidewalk, said Chief Tony Callisto, of Public Safety.
"We're treating it as a suspicious package and we're making sure nothing happens," said Callisto, who was waiting with the other officers for a special team from the Syracuse Police to arrive.
About four Syracuse Police officers arrived at the scene at 6:40 p.m. to inspect the box, which looked like it contained a Black & Decker tool.
One officer approached the box, opened it and shut it and then carried it away. Callisto said it turned out to be "nothing."
The SU employee first spotted the box at 5 p.m., and when the box was still there 10 minutes later, the employee reported it to Public Safety, Callisto said.
Compiled by asst. news editor Nic Corbett.
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