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NewsNovember 20, 2015

LANCASTER, Pa. -- Police were called to a central Pennsylvania office building after someone mistakenly thought a photographer's tripod was a gun. LNP reported the incident happened about 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Griest Building in Lancaster. The caller thought a machine gun was carried into the building, so police conducted a floor-by-floor search, only to find the photographer and her tripod. Lancaster police Lt. Todd Umstead said the caller did the right thing...

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LANCASTER, Pa. -- Police were called to a central Pennsylvania office building after someone mistakenly thought a photographer's tripod was a gun. LNP reported the incident happened about 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Griest Building in Lancaster. The caller thought a machine gun was carried into the building, so police conducted a floor-by-floor search, only to find the photographer and her tripod. Lancaster police Lt. Todd Umstead said the caller did the right thing.

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