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Columbia, SC Main Street Bomb Scare

Columbia, S.C. police shut down the city’s historic Main Street on Friday after discovering a “suspicious package.” “They’ve closed down Main Street and they aren’t letting people walk down the street,” a source overlooking the scene told FITS. “Don’t know what exactly is going on. Police tape is going up…

Columbia, S.C. police shut down the city’s historic Main Street on Friday after discovering a “suspicious package.”

“They’ve closed down Main Street and they aren’t letting people walk down the street,” a source overlooking the scene told FITS. “Don’t know what exactly is going on. Police tape is going up near the NBSC building. Police are telling people to move down the street.”

The NBSC (National Bank of South Carolina) building is located in the middle of downtown Columbia, S.C. across the street from the South Carolina State House, which is home to the legislative and executive branches of state government. Both legislative branches were out of session on Friday, while S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s whereabouts were not immediately known.

A fire truck, fire department SUV and squad cars from the Columbia Police Department and Richland County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to the scene after a “nervous witness” phoned in the report about the as-yet-unidentified package.

Via the Twitter page of our friend Herbert Ames, here’s a first look at the package in question …

(Click to enlarge)

suspicious package

Developing …

UPDATE: Local mainstream media now following the story.

UPDATE II: Whatever the package was it’s apparently been “dealt with.” Sources close to the scene are now telling FITS the emergency response personnel have cleared out and Main Street is once again open for business.

UPDATE III: The “suspicious package” was an unattended FedEx package.

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32 comments

sc_guy May 10, 2013 at 1:48 pm

Dollar to a donut it’s a homeless dude’s backpack.

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Soft Sigh from Hell May 10, 2013 at 2:36 pm

Excellent guess.
We have droves of homeless downtown with their many and varied satchels and bags, some even suspiciously hidden for the day to keep from carrying them around, and police now doubly wary after Boston.

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sc_guy May 10, 2013 at 1:48 pm

Dollar to a donut it’s a homeless dude’s backpack.

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Soft Sigh from Hell May 10, 2013 at 2:36 pm

Excellent guess.
We have droves of homeless downtown with their many and varied satchels and bags, some even suspiciously hidden for the day to keep from carrying them around, and police now doubly wary after Boston.

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Smirks May 10, 2013 at 2:09 pm

Maybe it is a giant box of dildos, sending a message to the freaks who run Columbia to go fuck themselves?

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shifty henry May 10, 2013 at 4:39 pm

or like this?……….

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Smirks May 10, 2013 at 2:09 pm

Maybe it is a giant box of dildos, sending a message to the freaks who run Columbia to go fuck themselves?

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shifty henry May 10, 2013 at 4:39 pm

or like this?……….

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Squishy123 May 10, 2013 at 3:06 pm

Who the fuck is going to blow up anything in Columbia, SC? Shit happens in Boston and suddenly Columbia residents become suspicious of any trash left on the street.

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Smirks May 10, 2013 at 3:17 pm

Perhaps one of William T. Sherman’s great-great-great-great grandchildren?

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shifty henry May 10, 2013 at 5:02 pm

There may still be a memorial brick on the bridge at Riverbanks Zoo from one of Sherman’s great(?)-grandsons. The brick reads “W T Sherman”. The State had an interview with the descendent, and he may be a landscaper in Columbia.

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Smirks May 11, 2013 at 4:39 pm

TIL

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Squishy123 May 10, 2013 at 3:06 pm

Who the fuck is going to blow up anything in Columbia, SC? Shit happens in Boston and suddenly Columbia residents become suspicious of any trash left on the street.

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Smirks May 10, 2013 at 3:17 pm

Perhaps one of William T. Sherman’s great-great-great-great grandchildren?

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shifty henry May 10, 2013 at 5:02 pm

There may still be a memorial brick on the bridge at Riverbanks Zoo from one of Sherman’s great(?)-grandsons. The brick reads “W T Sherman”. The State had an interview with the descendent, and he may be a landscaper in Columbia.

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Smirks May 11, 2013 at 4:39 pm

TIL

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Robot May 10, 2013 at 3:08 pm

NBSC isn’t the National Bank of South Carolina anymore. It’s just NBSC, an affiliate of Synovus Bank.

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Robot May 10, 2013 at 3:08 pm

NBSC isn’t the National Bank of South Carolina anymore. It’s just NBSC, an affiliate of Synovus Bank.

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Marie Harrison May 10, 2013 at 4:27 pm

And where was Nimrata?

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Marie Harrison May 10, 2013 at 4:27 pm

And where was Nimrata?

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Wes May 10, 2013 at 4:57 pm

it was my collection of Gay porn

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shifty henry May 10, 2013 at 8:03 pm

It was Pluto’s surprise package………….

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Wes May 10, 2013 at 4:57 pm

it was my collection of Gay porn

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shifty henry May 10, 2013 at 8:03 pm

It was Pluto’s surprise package………….

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mph May 10, 2013 at 6:03 pm

America: Land of the bed wetters.

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mph May 10, 2013 at 6:03 pm

America: Land of the bed wetters.

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BrigidBernadette May 10, 2013 at 6:46 pm

All of this will go into the report that they responded to x number of suspicious packages, got out all the toys, the robots, and they need those DHS dollars spent before the end of the fiscal year. It will justify their budget requests in the next go round. Rather than simply recognize a fed ex package for what it is. The location of these packages is consistently in that area.

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Rocky May 11, 2013 at 3:07 pm

Steve’s people keep putting them out there. Just to boost the PD’s image.

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Brigid May 10, 2013 at 6:46 pm

All of this will go into the report that they responded to x number of suspicious packages, got out all the toys, the robots, and they need those DHS dollars spent before the end of the fiscal year. It will justify their budget requests in the next go round. Rather than simply recognize a fed ex package for what it is. The location of these packages is consistently in that area.

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Rocky May 11, 2013 at 3:07 pm

Steve’s people keep putting them out there. Just to boost the PD’s image.

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Man In Black Panties May 11, 2013 at 12:35 pm

Now that the terrorists have won, can we go back to playing grab ass?

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Man In Black Panties May 11, 2013 at 12:35 pm

Now that the terrorists have won, can we go back to playing grab ass?

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