A statement on the department's Twitter page said a dog alerted to the package after an employee spotted it. A robot removed the package, and about 8:30 p.m. about a half-dozen police cars followed by a firetruck formed a motorcade heading down a street on the outskirts of downtown Charlotte.
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Police say the package will be rendered safe at a remote location.
Authorities also said there was no phone call or threat made to the department.
After the package was removed, people were allowed to return to a parking lot across the street from police headquarters.
The headquarters was evacuated after a suspicious package was found in the mail room.
Police cordoned off several blocks around their headquarters after the package was discovered.
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Officers used vehicles and bicycles to block intersections.
According to police, the package was discovered just as activists were entering the building to deliver demands to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney.
It's unclear whether there was any connection.
Police have not yet disclosed any details of the contents of the package.
The evacuation comes a week after Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by police, sparking protests and demonstrations in the city.
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