A package of a feathery creature was blown up by cops. It wasn’t dangerous after all

Streets were cordoned off, traffic was rerouted and the bomb squad was called in for a suspicious package near a police station that ended up not being too dangerous after all.

Around 4:20 p.m., a suspicious package 911 call brought Miami-Dade police to the Miami-Dade Northside Police District Station. After finding the package in question, police closed off surrounding streets along the 700 block of Northwest 81st St.

A bomb squad arrived to investigate the package and decided on a controlled explosion with small charges. Around 6:05 p.m., officers detonated the package.

Further investigation revealed that the suspicious package that could have been a bomb or other dangerous device was just a container full of chicken parts.

Devoun Cetoute

Miami Herald

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Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.