It must have been love, but it’s over now: sex toy placed in trash bin triggers DC bomb squad

After person is spotted disposing of suspicious device, police with K-9 unit halt major roadway for two hours

A stretch of a major Washington DC roadway was brought to a standstill during Wednesday morning's rush hour after the city's bomb squad responded to a suspicious device - only for police to later identify the object as a sex toy.

The situation unfolded at about 7am as many commuters were on their way to work. Authorities initially told WUSA9 that a witness had reported seeing someone place a suspicious package inside a trash can near the Tenleytown fire station.