Crime & Safety
Suspicious Package Investigated Outside Bowie Restaurant: Reports
Bomb technicians investigated a suspicious package outside a Bowie restaurant, reports said.
BOWIE, MD — Officials said they investigated a suspicious package outside the Bowie Applebees last Wednesday. An incident report clarified that bomb technicians reported to the scene, located in the 4100 block of Crain Highway, around 3:28 p.m. They determined the package was not a threat, the write-up clarified.
Police informed that Heritage Boulevard was closed between U.S. Route 301 and Mitchellville Road until the scene was cleared around 6:20 p.m. The investigation drew crews from the Bowie Police Department, the Prince George's County Police Department and the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department, the agencies noted.
Approx 3:28pm #PGFD Bomb Technicians & @PGPDNews Detectives were dispatched to the 4100 block of Crain HWY for a reported suspicious package. An investigation & examination of the package determined the contents were non-hazardous & not an explosive threat. pic.twitter.com/4Jy95rezlE
— Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department (@PGFDNews) February 11, 2021
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