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Suspicious package reported at UMD College Park

Public Safety personnel were investigating a reported suspicious package at the University of Maryland College Park.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A suspicious package was discovered Thursday at the University of Maryland College Park, officials said.

A report of a suspicious package at the school's mathematics building was received around noon, authorities said.

Kirwan Hall and Glenn L. Martin Hall were evacuated as Public Safety personnel investigated the package at the scene, officials said. They turned the investigation over to UMD Police who deemed the package safe.

Stadium Drive between Regents Drive and Paint Branch Drive were closed to traffic and has been reopened.

No injuries have been reported. 

There is no word yet on where the package was discovered or by whom.

University officials encourage students to register to receive emergency alerts. That information is below.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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