Sheriff: Suspicious package in Lone Tree contained batteries for toy cars

LONE TREE, Colo. —  Deputies investigated a suspicious package Monday, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said.

The package was reported at South Quebec Street and Wildcat Ridge just after noon.

Authorities said a backpack was found and it appeared to have batteries or wires in it.

The bomb squad was called to the scene, but the package posed no threat to the public.