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News-Gazette Photo/Brian McBride Kissimmee Police Department officers closed off part of the downtown area Tuesday morning to investigate a suspicious package found at city hall.
Police News
Two dead rats were found inside a suspicious package at Kissimmee City Hall that caused police to close down the immediate area Tuesday morning.
An investigation is now underway after a member of the Kissimmee Police Department found the package near an employee entrance of city hall.
A section of the downtown area was closed off Tuesday morning as police officials conducted the investigation.
Other law enforcement agencies were called in to assist in the investigation, including the Orange County Bomb Squad, Osceola County Emergency Hazmat Team, Osceola Fire Department and the Kissimmee Fire Department.
Kissimmee police located a person of interest, who advised that two dead rats were inside of the box, which the Orange County’s Bomb Squad confirmed. Police are interviewing that person for more details into why the package was left.
Police cleared the area before noon and all operations resumed as normal.
Vehicles hit by gunfire on Interstate 4
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is working with Orange County authorities after several vehicles were hit by gunfire on Interstate 4 on Monday morning.
According to Osceola Sheriff’s Office officials, at approximately 5:30 a.m., deputies responded to a call in reference to a possible shooting on Interstate 4 near the Osceola/Orange county line.
Of four vehicles that were hit, two were shot inside Osceola County, officials said. There were no injuries in any of these cases.
Osceola deputies are working with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office to try to solve the crimes.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office at 407-348-2222 or they can provide information through Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477, where information leading to a felony arrest may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
