Wilmington Police Department responds to call of suspicious package
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — At 2:30 Wednesday afternoon the Wilmington Police Department responded to a call of a suspicious package.
Upon arrival, officers found a partially opened briefcase containing items inside in front of a business on at 341 S. College Road. The briefcase was not open enough for a thorough investigation of its contents.
Out of caution, members of the WPD bomb unit responded to the scene. After inspecting the briefcase, an empty cylindrical container and several CO2 containers were discovered.
They determined there was no threat.
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Wilmington Police are responding to a call of a suspicious package at 341 South College Road.
The call came in at 2:30 this afternoon.
Photos from a viewer show police responding in the parking lot of the University Commons Shopping Center.
We’ll provide more details as they become available.
