Police and K-9 units conduct search in downtown Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Scranton Police and k-9 units surrounded the streets of the Electric City Friday night.
Scranton Police Department could be seen conducting a thorough search of the area in and around Vine and North Washington Street in downtown just after 6:30 p.m.
Several patrol cruisers circled the city this evening for hours.
The heightened police activity took place near and around the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church summer Greek Food Festival that wrapped around 7:00 p.m.
Still no word from police on exactly why they had a police presence in that area.
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