Bomb Squad Called to Aberdeen Chick-fil-A

A suspicious book bag in the parking lot of the Aberdeen Chick-fil-A Saturday morning caused an evacuation of the fast food restaurant and surrounding area off Beards Hill Road, officials reported.

Ultimately, a bomb squad technician determined the backpack contained baby supplies and was not a threat, according to a report from the Aberdeen Police Department.

At 11:09 a.m., officials were alerted to the unattended book bag at 1001 Beards Hill Road, where they found it in a parking spot in the middle of the lot, the report stated.

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Based on their evaluation of the situation and established protocol, officers called in the bomb squad and fire marshal, according to the report.

The restaurant and area around the property were evacuated, the report said. Part of MD Route 22 was affected.

“Traffic was detoured around Beards Hill Road,” Sgt. Will Reiber of the Aberdeen Police Department told Patch. “This was done due to technical reasons while the package was being evaluated.”

If anyone has information about who owns the book bag that contained baby supplies, he/she may call the Aberdeen Police Department at 410-272-2121 and ask for Officer K. Hoffman.

Photo Credit: Chick-fil-A Aberdeen/Facebook.

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