DC doesn’t play games with suspicious packages

Here’s hoping your afternoon commute is better than your morning travels. This is what greeted everyone trying to get to and through the Van Ness Metro area for about an hour this morning.

Lots of cars backed up at Windom Place and Connecticut Avenue; MPD checking suspicious package at a Starbucks. pic.twitter.com/V2OdUYqOC8

— Martin Austermuhle (@maustermuhle) July 30, 2014

Martin Austermuhle had a good vantage point on the situation. He’s directly across the street at his job: A reporter for WAMU.

Pretty sure I have the news exclusive on Conn. Ave. shutdown in Van Ness due to suspicious package because, well, it's next to our office.

— Martin Austermuhle (@maustermuhle) July 30, 2014

Unhappy commute for these folks today. Van Ness Metro station closed. pic.twitter.com/82XsvmJjhy

— Martin Austermuhle (@maustermuhle) July 30, 2014

"So the terrorists are up here now?" says a woman, sarcastically. Closure of Conn. Ave. and Van Ness Metro station stopping normal commute.

— Martin Austermuhle (@maustermuhle) July 30, 2014

MPD officer says bomb robot being brought in to check on suspicious package on 4200 block of Conn. Ave.

— Martin Austermuhle (@maustermuhle) July 30, 2014

That suspicious package?

@AthertonKD ID-ing suspicious package? Turns out it was a (•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ trivial pursuit (⌐■_■)

— paül (@paulxmacaroni) July 30, 2014

The Van Ness Metro station and the 4200 block of Connecticut reopened at around 9:30 a.m.