All-Clear Given After Reports Of Suspicious Package In Parking Garage At UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Police have given the all-clear after reports of a suspicious package in a parking garage at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital.
Officials said a bag was left unattended by a vehicle on Thursday, and responding officers heard a faint beeping sound coming from the bag.
The contents were examined by the bomb squad, and the contents were benign. There is no danger to the public.
UPDATE:
— Pittsburgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) August 27, 2021
The Bomb Squad has determined the contents of the package to be benign and no danger to the public.
Roads are reopening to traffic. https://t.co/SeiwPHrs0a
Previously, Pittsburgh Public Safety told pedestrians and motorists to avoid the area. The roads have been reopened.
#UPDATE Everything is all clear. Police said it was a bag and something was beeping inside, but it ended up being nothing concerning. No need to avoid the area near this parking garage attached to UPMC Presby. @KDKA
— Jessica Guay (@JessicaGuayTV) August 27, 2021