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PROVO — Police are investigating after they say a man left a suspicious case near the door of Provo Police and Fire Dispatch Center.
Provo police said a man was seen on security cameras placing a case near the door to the Provo Police and Fire Dispatch Center around 2:40 p.m.
Authorities evacuated the building and dispatch functions were temporarily transferred to the Orem Police Department.
Police said bomb disposal officers used a remote-controlled robot and scanning device to examine and remove the case. The case was transported out of Provo in a blast containment vessel for safe handling and disposal.
Provo police said the man seen in the security cameras is unknown and there was no related threat communicated to the police department. Center Street was obstructed for about two hours.
Police said the case remains under investigation.
