“My question is: did anyone else see this device on the redline heading toward Glenmont around 7:30 p.m.? If so, what happened??”

“Dear PoPville,

Suspicious package in Bethesda metro station — WMATA security called and told me to evacuate

Yesterday, around 7:30 p.m., I reported a highly suspicious package at the Bethesda metro station (above). The people on the platform noticed it but seemed non-pulsed. It was two boxes with wires coming out of the top, hooked up to a server board. It was on a platform with wheels.

I immediately called the Metro Transit Police to report it. They confirmed they would send officers to the station. A few minutes later, I boarded the red line and didn’t see the suspicious device enter the train.

A few minutes later, a WMATA officer called me and told me they had reports of this suspicious device on the red line heading to Metro Center.

I told the officer I was approaching Dupont and asked him if he thought I should get off the metro. He said yes. I stayed on the phone with him and looked for the suspicious device on other cars before the train left the station. I did not see it.

The officer thanked me for initially reporting it, and told me I did the right thing, and we had no further communication.

My question is: did anyone else see this device on the redline heading toward Glenmont around 7:30 p.m.? If so, what happened??”