Police: Man Found With Gun, Package Near Pentagon
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}ARLINGTON, Va. -- Virginia State Police say a motorist found with a gun and what appeared to be a suspicious package near the Pentagon has been taken into custody.
Police say a trooper saw the vehicle backing up on a southbound Interstate 395 ramp around 8:30 p.m. Monday. Police stopped the car and found a handgun and what they described as a "suspicious-looking package" inside.
State police bomb technicians and the Arlington County Fire Department responded to the scene and determined there was no explosive or suspicious device.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say the driver has been taken into custody with charges pending.
The incident shut down the ramp for hours Monday night.
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