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BREAKING: Large police and fire dept. response for ‘suspicious vehicle’ at Crystal City office building

Police and bomb squad on scene at 2231 Crystal Drive in Crystal City

Update at 7:50 p.m. — The bomb squad has given the “all clear,” per scanner traffic, and units have started leaving the scene.

Earlier: Arlington County’s bomb squad is investigating a “suspicious vehicle” at a Crystal City office building.

The Saturday evening incident has prompted a massive police and fire department response to the building at 2231 Crystal Drive. It started as some sort of a police investigation around 4 p.m. and escalated to include all available ACPD units and the ACFD bomb squad around 6 p.m.

The bomb squad response was expanded around 6:45 p.m.

In a social media post, Arlington County police said they’re investigating “a suspicious vehicle in a parking garage” and the building has been evacuated. Crystal Drive and a portion of 23rd Street S. are closed in the area.

No additional details about the incident were immediately available.

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