

The Heat were leading the best-of-seven series after winning the first two games in Miami. “The contents of the package were found not to be explosive, and the package was removed safely by the Atlanta Bomb Squad.” “Out of an abundance of caution, Gates 1, 2 and 3 were temporarily closed by the Atlanta Police Department while the police department, K-9 units and arena security worked to clear the arena and investigate the contents,” the arena said in a statement. Fans at State Farm Arena are ushered into a gate after three other gates were closed due to a suspicious package. The game - which the Hawks won, 111-110, to cut the Heat’s lead to 2-1 in their best-of-seven series - finally began shortly before 8 p.m., but many fans in the sellout crowd were still in long lines outside the arena, plodding through security checkpoints that are in place for all games. By Chelsea Prince, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Suspicious packages that shut down the Fulton County Courthouse and surrounding streets early Wednesday morning posed no threat. The package was found near the stairwell that provides access to a MARTA subway station at the arena. Suspicious package addressed to CNN intercepted in Atlanta. Three gates were closed while security personnel made sure there was no danger. suspicious package news stories - get the latest updates from ABC7. - A 'suspicious package' resulted in the closure of a stretch of highway in Cherokee County as authorities investigated Sunday. The tipoff was pushed back nearly an hour while police investigated the package. The package was reported at the intersection of Lenox Road NE &.

Trae Young’s late shot lifts Hawks to thrilling Game 3 win over HeatĪTLANTA - The NBA playoff game between the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks was delayed Friday night after a suspicious package was found outside State Farm Arena. FOX 5 Atlanta Police said there is no threat after investigating a suspicious package' was reported along Lenox Road Tuesday evening.
