AUGUSTA, Ga. - UPDATE: RCSO says a suspicious package was located and cleared, and a suspect taken into custody. The FBI will take over the investigation. 

FOX54 has confirmed the scene is clear and traffic is moving as usual.

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The Richmond County Sheriff's Office says its bomb squad is on the scene of Augusta's social security office on Robert C. Daniel Jr. Pkwy investigating a bomb threat.

Officials ask drivers to seek an alternate route and avoid the area if possible.

The story is developing.

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