Croissant Sets Off Bomb Scare

Authorities in St. Petersburg, Florida, said a suspicious package that sparked the evacuation of a building contained a croissant. Police received a report before lunchtime of a suspicious paper bag propped against a door at a building that houses courtrooms and several other government offices. Guards at the building said the bag set off their metal detector and more than 70 people were evacuated from the facility. However, the Tampa Bay Regional Bomb Squad discovered the package contained nothing more than a croissant. Investigators said it was unclear why the package set off the metal detector and it was unknown whether the bread was wrapped in metal foil.