Crime & Safety

Plymouth Meeting Whole Foods Closed After Suspicious Package Found

It was the second time this month that the grocery store was closed because of a suspected threat.

The Plymouth Meeting Whole Foods was closed Sunday after a suspicious package was found in the upscale grocery store.

It was the second time this month that the store was closed because of a suspected threat, The Philadelphia Inquirer said.

The package was found around 1 p.m. Sunday, and the store was closed for about an hour and half while authorities investigated, the Inquirer said.

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Several nearby stores at the Plymouth Meeting Mall also were evacuated as a precaution, police told the Inquirer.

A bomb threat shuttered the same Whole Foods on Aug. 8, the Inquirer said. The store was closed for about two hours that time.

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