Delaware Capitol Police evacuated the Dover DMV office Tuesday morning after staff discovered a suspicious package outside the building. The state's bomb squad determined the backpack was accidentally left behind by a customer the day before, and the facility reopened after nearly two hours.
A forgotten backpack outside the Dover Division of Motor Vehicles office led to a temporary evacuation Tuesday morning while authorities investigated the suspicious item.
Delaware Capitol Police launched their investigation after a DMV worker spotted the unattended package outside the Dover facility. Law enforcement officers arrived on scene and confirmed the presence of the suspicious item, leading to the precautionary evacuation of staff and customers from the building.
The Delaware State Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was called in to examine the package. After determining it posed no threat, officials gave the all-clear for people to return inside.
Police investigators were able to track down the person responsible for leaving the backpack. Their investigation revealed the individual had visited the DMV location the day before to conduct routine business and accidentally left the bag behind.
Authorities now believe the backpack was simply forgotten and found no indication of malicious intent or any attempt to disrupt DMV operations.
The incident began around 11:45 a.m. when police first responded to the scene. The DMV office was able to resume normal operations by approximately 1:30 p.m.
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