Yuma, Arizona - A suspicious package was found outside the front doors of the Yuma Police Department lobby this morning around 7:00 a.m.  At this time a full evacuation of the building has taken place.

All 911 emergency lines have been transferred to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Department Dispatch Center.  Our dispatch personnel have been relocated to a back-up communication center.  All non-emergency calls are being transferred to the back-up call center.

Update: The package has been removed and determined not a threat.  The Yuma Police Department has returned to the building and resumed our normal services.