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Suspicious Package Near Pentagon, Alexandria Resident in Custody

Reports of a "suspicious person" in custody after being found in Arlington Cemetery overnight.

UPDATE 10:25 a.m.: "ABC7 is reporting that Yonathan Melaku of Alexandria has been arrested in connection to the suspicious package at the Pentagon. Melaku... was in May and charged with four counts of Grand Larceny." - @DelRayPatch on Twitter.

Original story: The Washington Post is reporting that a "suspicious man" was taken into custody last night after he was found in Arlington Cemetary overnight. 

According to the Washington Post: 

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"Roads around the Pentagon were shut down this morning after authorities took a “suspicious man” into custody overnight in Arlington Cemetery, said Sgt. David Schlosser, a spokesman for the U.S. Park Police.

The man was found in the cemetery after it closed and Schlosser said authorities decided it was “important” to locate his vehicle following an interview with him. Arlington County police found the car off of Washington Boulevard near the Pentagon early this morning, Schlosser said.

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NBC News reported earlier a suspicious device had been found in the car, but Schlosser would not confirm that an explosive or other type of device had been found. An Arlington County bomb disposal unit is currently looking at the car, Schlosser said."

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