The incident comes two days after Groton Town Police arrested a 32-year-old man on a host of criminal charges following the discovery of several pipe bombs in a backpack he was carrying when he overdosed at a liquor store.
Groton Town Police, Groton Long Point Police, Ledyard Police, Mohegan Tribal Police, Poquonnock Bridge Fire Department, and Groton Ambulance personnel also responded to the incident. Police closed Long Hill Road from the intersection of Drozdyk Drive to the intersection of Meridian St. There were no injuries reported during this incident. Groton officers secured the parking lot and helped shoppers and store employees to leave the area while a number of customers and employees were told to shelter in place inside the stores.īy 4:30 p.m., Groton Town Police confirmed the issue had been resolved, and that State Police determined the package presented no threat to the public. State Police had set up a command post at Aldi’s to check the package. Officers located the item and based on its appearance and placement, it was considered to be “suspicious” and required further investigation. The package was ultimately determined to be no threat to the public.Īt 12:30 p.m., Groton Emergency Dispatch received a report of a suspicious item near a landscaped island in the shopping center’s parking lot. The nature of the suspicious package wasn't immediately clear but there was no threat to the public, officials said just before 5 p.m. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo ReprintsĪccording to Groton Town Police, the State Police Bomb Squad checked on a “suspicious package” near the Aldi’s store in Groton Saturday afternoon. A building on the Boston University campus was briefly evacuated Monday over a suspicious package, university police said.
22, 2022, while the State Police Bomb Squad investigates a report of a “suspicious package” near Aldi. I take it very seriously that this city is home to all young people, from our youngest learners to our college students and university staff and so we are keen to emphasize that of the highest priority is the safety and welfare of all our young people here,” she said.Police block off the entrance to the Groton Shopping Center on Drozdyk Drive Saturday, Oct. “As a mother, I just sent my own two young babies back to our Boston public schools. “We are working with law enforcement and increasing patrols on Harvard campuses,” Harvard said said on Twitter while the MIT Police Department pushed Students to report suspicious packages.Īuthorities said the investigation is ongoing.īoston Mayor Michelle Wu thanked police and emergency services for their prompt and coordinated response, saying the safety of the city’s students and employees is of the utmost importance. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, both based in Boston, informed their students about the explosion and advised them to be careful. It was called a a short statement late Tuesday that “the Boston campus is expected to be open and fully operational tomorrow.” The Northeast Police Department had instructed students to stay away from Holmes Hall during the investigation and said some classes held in the area were cancelled. “We advise all people out there who might see something to speak up,” he said during the press conference. Police Commissioner Michael Cox urged anyone with information about the incident to contact authorities. urging people to avoid the area, it said. The building was then evacuated and a message circulated just before 8 p.m. The university told UPI in a statement that the package was delivered to Holmes Hall and exploded when the employee tried to open it.
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