Tampa Walmart evacuated after reports of a suspicious package: TPD
Police are investigating a suspicious package at a Tampa Walmart.
Customers at a Tampa Walmart are back inside the store after a report of a suspicious package forced everyone inside the retail giant to evacuate on Thursday morning.
Tampa police say they received a call about a questionable package outside the rear of the store located at 1505 N. Dale Mabry Highway.
Investigators at the scene say the package was determined not to be a threat to the public.
Police are investigating a suspicious package at a Tampa Walmart.
Police say the package appears to be a normal purchase item that had the labeling removed, leaving just a cardboard package that caused concern.
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"This was a positive outcome and a prime example of why we say: See Something, Say Something'," said Chief Lee Bercaw. "The Tampa Police Department will always respond if a member of our community sees something suspicious. The fact that this employee called us when they saw what they felt was a suspicious package highlights the fact that in Tampa we are safer, together."