If you were downtown Tuesday afternoon you may have noticed how State Street was closed due to a suspicious object.
Well, that ‘suspicious object’ was just a can of Chef Boyardee attached to skate wheels.
Suspicious package at 247 S State. Street and pedestrian traffic now blocked off. #ChicagoScanner pic.twitter.com/Jm1OKEzQCG
— Eric Tendian (@EricTendian) April 30, 2019
But as a precaution, officers blocked traffic and shut down operations at the nearby CTA Red Line stations.
The scene from before pedestrian traffic was blocked. pic.twitter.com/6p04WunJ78
— Eric Tendian (@EricTendian) April 30, 2019
Turns out a DePaul University student made the car prototype for a design class and had put it on a State Street to take a photo.
Feels like this escalated quickly, plus why didn’t the student just pick the car back up after the photo?
After Eric Tendian posted updates on what was happened, Twitter users had a little fun when they found out it was just a can of Chef Boyardee.
Better keep my son’s Jimmy Gallon project at home pic.twitter.com/g3Yju5hI1s
— Edgar Olvera (@Readyeddy1923) April 30, 2019
Lunch delivery has changed. https://t.co/ECbJeADvn5
— Bargey McBargeface (@BargeChi) April 30, 2019
#pimpmyboyardee pic.twitter.com/glYFoqDwKr
— Noel Borges (@noel_first_noel) April 30, 2019
A DePaul class project? Give that student a Chef Boy r D-minus!
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) April 30, 2019
Artists rendition of suspect. pic.twitter.com/eD5lOo5mkL
— Boris & Natasha (@VeryFakeNoose) April 30, 2019
State Street was only closed down for 30 mins, but we’re pretty sure this all could have been easily avoided.
