MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. -- Manitou Springs police used three blasts to help render two suspicious packages safe Thursday night. Inside one of the packages, investigators discovered one inert grenade and other suspicious items.

The packages were discovered near the intersection of Lovers Lane and Lafayette Road Thursday afternoon around 1:45 pm. Acting City Manager Mike Leslie said they were deemed suspicious because of the way the boxes were taped.

Dozens of people who were parked too close to the packages when roads were shut down were stuck on Manitou Avenue for hours. Roads around the packages were closed from about 1:30 pm until around 9:00 pm. All roads are now open.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms and the Colorado Springs Police Department bomb squad helped with the investigation.

If you have information that could help investigators determine why the boxes were left there contact Crime Stoppers at 634-STOP or Manitou Springs Police at 685-5407.

Stay with NEWSCHANNEL 13 and KRDO.com for updates to this developing story.
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