Alexandria Police say that a discarded piece of plumbing was behind a street closure at Madison and N. Fairfax Streets in Old Town on Thursday afternoon.
Traffic was shut down for about 10 minutes as police investigated a report of a suspicious object in the area.
The object was later described by police as a sewer nozzle.
ALERT:: 🚨The 300 block of Madison St. & the 800 block of North Fairfax St. are closed to all traffic – vehicle & pedestrian – for police activity. Please avoid the area. Updates will be provided.
— Alexandria Police (@AlexandriaVAPD) May 6, 2021
ICYMI:: An Alexandria Police Department investigation closed Madison St & North Fairfax St. for about 25 minutes this afternoon after someone found what turned out to be a piece of a sewer nozzle.
Remember, if you "See Something, Say Something." pic.twitter.com/clyiSC6cR0
— Alexandria Police (@AlexandriaVAPD) May 6, 2021
