Walnut Creek BART station reopens after suspicious package investigation

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- BART's Walnut Creek station reopened late Monday morning, more than two hours after a suspicious package was found in the station's parking garage.

As of 10:30 a.m., trains were once again stopping at the station and the parking structure is accessible, BART said in a news release.

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The Walnut Creek police bomb squad inspected and removed the suspicious item, BART spokesperson Anna Duckworth said. No other information about the investigation was released.

The station was closed about 8:10 a.m., "out of an abundance of caution" after the package was found, BART officials said.

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