A suspicious vehicle forced the Capitol Police headquarters and The Monocle restaurant to be evacuated Tuesday but the police cleared the scene just over two hours later.
The truck approached a barricade next to the headquarters at 119 D Street Northeast at around 12:16 p.m., which a department spokesperson said didn’t follow protocols. A police dog alerted officers to the vehicle.
An officer noticed a suitcase on top of plastic wrap in the truck bed and the truck was flagged as suspicious. Officers X-rayed the suitcase and other suitcases in the truck and found no hazardous materials. The driver of the vehicle was interviewed and released, the spokesperson said.
