Capitol Police bomb squad checks suspicious vehicle(Photo: WUSA)
WASHINGTON — A bomb squad has safely detonated some unidentified contents from a "suspicious" vehicle left unattended near the Capitol building and that the driver has been arrested, according to a U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman.
In an email Lt. Kimberly A. Schneider explained that officers on routine patrol spotted the parked vehicle Sunday afternoon on the west side of 3rd Street between Jefferson Drive and Madison Drive.
Schneider confirmed that the USCP bomb squad safely disrupted the items of concern in the vehicle including a pressure cooker, at about 7:45 pm ET.
Schneider said that Israel Shimeles, of Alexandria, was the driver of the vehicle and has been located and arrested for "operating after revocation."
Shimeles is being processed at Capitol Police headquarters.
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