‘No hazard’ after suspicious object shut down traffic in downtown Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Church Street entertainment area in downtown Orlando is back open after police investigated a suspicious object found on the street.

Police said it was ultimately not a hazard.

An Orlando police robot was used to render the object safe on Church Street, which could be seen on video as three red tubes or sticks tied or stuck together.

The owner of Hamburger Mary’s tells News 6 that the object was on the sidewalk across the street in front of two vacant restaurants. He also said police told him to evacuate the restaurant as a precaution this afternoon.

Orlando police closed the following roads during their investigation:

• West Church Street to Orange Avenue
• West Pine Street to East Pine Street
• West South Street to East South Street

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