Updated at 4:20 p.m.
Portland City Hall was evacuated for the second time in a month after police say a suspicious package later determined to be harmless was left at the building Monday.
Lt. Tina Jones said at 3:30 p.m. that police were still investigating the placement of the package as a potential criminal act, and that she couldn’t comment further on the package, how it ended up at City Hall or its contents.
Portland police announced a little before 1 p.m. that officers with an explosive disposal unit deemed the package not a risk to the public.
There were no explosives inside the package, police said. City Hall has since been reopened.
Nearby streets and Terry Schrunk Plaza were temporarily closed after police responded around 9:35 a.m. to the suspicious package. No one was injured.
Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw said in a statement that federal and other local agencies helped in investigating the package.
“We recognize these events can cause public fear and alarm and we want to reassure the public that there is not an identified on-going risk related to this incident," she said. "The efforts of those involved in ensuring the safety of the employees and community members frequenting City Hall are appreciated.”
City Hall was closed for about one hour on July 2 after someone made several phone calls to the city attorney’s office claiming a bomb would explode in the building.
Police searched the building and found nothing suspicious. It’s not clear if the two reported threats are related.
-- Everton Bailey Jr.
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Jayati Ramakrishnan contributed to this story.
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