Traffic closes in Miami Beach after valet driver finds gun in car

Washington Avenue traffic blocked between Fifth, Sixth streets

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Traffic was closed Friday afternoon in Miami Beach because of a suspicious package, police said.

A valet driver was driving a car and thought he saw a suspicious device inside and told authorities, according to the Miami Beach Police Department.

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The owner of the car told police that the "suspicious device" was a firearm. He gave police permission to search the car and police found that everything was clear.

City of Miami Beach officials said northbound and southbound Washington Avenue traffic was blocked between Fifth and Sixth streets, including pedestrian traffic.

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