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Man Sought In Connection With Suspicious Package Found Near Goodwill Store

BOSTON (CBS) -- Boston police are seeking a man in connection with a suspicious package found near Goodwill Store on Saturday.

The package was discovered near the Commonwealth Avenue store around 4 p.m., according to the Boston University Police Department Facebook page.

The package was determined to be harmless, and police cleared the scene around 6:30 p.m.

Goodwill Store Suspicious Package
Police investigated a suspicious package near a Goodwill Store in Boston on Saturday. (Photo credit: Dominick Aielli/WBZ-TV)

The individual is described as a black man between 20-and-30 years old, with short black hair, thin build, and standing 5-foot-8-to-5-foot-10-inches tall.

Boston University police tweeted a photo of the man, who appears to be wearing a light pink t-shirt, white knee-length shorts, and light casual shoes with white soles.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Boston police at (617) 343-4260, and anonymous tips can be made by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-8477 or by texting the word 'TIP' to 27463.

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