Part of Loop 820 has been shut down in Lake Worth while police investigate multiple suspicious devices.
Law enforcement officials are responding to reports of two suspicious packages in Lake Worth on Thursday afternoon.
According to the Lake Worth Police Department, a suspicious device was discovered in front of Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers, located at 6050 Azle Avenue, before 1 p.m. on Thursday.A short while later, a second device was located in the 3900 block of Boat Club Road. Police said a suspect involved in placing the packages around Lake Worth was detained, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams established a safe perimeter to begin assessing the devices.Sign up for our free Olympics Headlines newsletterAt around 1:45 p.m., the device discovered in front of Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers was rendered safe by EOD teams, police said.
Traffic on Loop 820 was stopped while law enforcement investigated the packages, but the roadway has since been reopened. Boat Club Road was also closed to all traffic from Jacksboro Highway to Azle Avenue while officials continued to investigate the second suspicious device.
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