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February 12, 2012

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Law Enforcement:

Luxor garage reopened after police check report of ‘suspicious vehicle’

By Sun Staff (contact)

Published Saturday, July 31, 2010 | 10:46 p.m.

Updated Saturday, July 31, 2010 | 11:01 p.m.

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John Katsilometes

People sit and wait for the Luxor parking garage to reopen Saturday after Metro Police received a call of a "suspicious vehicle."

The parking garage at the Luxor was shut down temporarily Saturday night while Metro Police investigated what officials described as a “suspicious vehicle” on the top floor of the structure. Police said shortly before 11 p.m. that the report "turned out to be nothing."

The entire structure was closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic at about 9:30 p.m. and was reopened by 10:50 p.m. Paramedic and fire units were ringing the structure.

A Metro armored team responded to the call from hotel security about 9:20 p.m., officials said.

Police initially said the report could have resulted from someone spotting a “performance accessory” attached to a vehicle. They did not say what, if anything, it turned out to be.

There were “no associated threats” with the discovery, police said.

Dozens of hotel guests had been attempting to leave the hotel from the exits leading to the walkway connecting the hotel to the garage and were turned away. Each request for information was met with the explanation, “The garage is closed.”

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