BANGOR, Maine — A Walgreens in Bangor was evacuated Tuesday as police responded to the store for a report of a suspicious package.
The store is located at 706 Broadway, and a NEWS CENTER Maine crew at the scene reported seeing a black duffle bag in front of the entrance.
According to a news release from the Bangor Police Department, the bomb squad responded to the location at about 8:45 a.m. to investigate.
The suspicious package was determined to be a dark colored travel bag with personal belongings and identification, and the bag and its contents were returned to the owner, Sgt. Jason McAmbley said in the release.
NEWS CENTER Maine's crew said Bangor police cruisers appeared to be blocking all access points to the Walgreens parking lot. Employees were gathered outside the building, and a police RV was also at the scene.
NEWS CENTER Maine's crew also reported seeing a police dog and handler searching vehicles in the parking lot.
Police cleared the scene around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, but the store remained closed.
Walgreens stores in Portland, York, and Windham received bomb threats last week, and a suspicious package was reported at the Walgreens in Topsham last week as well. The package in Topsham turned out to be an engine part, and the threats in Portland, York, and Windham were deemed not credible.
"The bomb squad was called in out of caution as recently several Walgreens in Maine have been the subject of bomb threats," McAmbley said in the release. "The team responded and were able to determine the bag and its contents were not an explosive device."
This story is developing and will be updated as information becomes available.