Bomb scare a dud at downtown federal building

Authorities respond to a suspicious package at the Mickey Leland Federal Building in the 1900 block of Smith Street, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, in Houston. A suspicious package that prompted the bomb scare was found to be harmless. Police said a man came outside of the building and found that someone had left a package on his car and called police, but it was later determined, police said, the package contained a personal item that had been inadvertently left on the car. less Authorities respond to a suspicious package at the Mickey Leland Federal Building in the 1900 block of Smith Street, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, in Houston. A suspicious package that prompted the bomb scare was ... more Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Bomb scare a dud at downtown federal building 1 / 9 Back to Gallery

A suspicious package that prompted a bomb scare Monday morning at the Mickey Leland Federal Building in downtown was found to be harmless.

The package was spotted about 9:30 a.m. in the parking lot at 1919 Smith near St. Joseph's Parkway, according to the Houston Police Department.

Police said a man came outside of the building and found that someone had left a package on his car. He called police. The HPD Bomb Squad was dispatched to the scene. It was later determined, police said, the package contained a personal item that had been inadvertently left on the car. The all-clear was then given at the scene.