Suspicious Packages Found Across Boston

I was just looking at the news and see this from a few news organizations....

BOSTON (Reuters) - Five suspicious packages were found in separate locations around Boston on Wednesday and were disabled, police said.

Some of the packages were found near the New England Medical Center, the Longfellow Bridge that connects Boston with Cambridge, the Boston University Bridge and on Storrow Drive near Charles Street in downtown Boston, police said.

"Right now they're under investigation," said a Boston Police Department spokesman.

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority spokesman Joe Pesaturo said one of the train system's busiest lines have been stopped.

U.S. Coast Guard said it closed Boston's Charles River amid the security alert.


BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- Five suspicious packages planted throughout Boston Wednesday forced the shutdown of major roads, a bridge and a stretch of the Charles River.

Authorities concluded the objects were not bombs.

"It's a hoax -- and it's not funny," said Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.

Police said four calls, all around 1 p.m., reported suspicious devices at the Boston University Bridge and the Longfellow Bridge, which both span the Charles River, at a Boston street corner and at the Tufts-New England Medical Center.

The package near the Boston University bridge was found attached to a structure beneath the span, where it crosses the Massachusetts Turnpike, authorities said.

Subway service across the Longfellow Bridge between Boston and Cambridge was briefly suspended, and Storrow Drive was closed as well.

Another device was found earlier in the day at a subway station, forcing a temporary shutdown of Interstate 93.


I am kinda worried about this. I have several friends that live in and around the Boston area. Matter of fact the company I work for is based just outside Boston.