Suspicious Package Investigated Outside Bowie Restaurant: Reports

Bowie MD

16 February, 2021

1:25 PM

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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 Have a story idea? Please contact me at [email protected] with any pitches, tips or questions. Follow me on Twitter @JacobBaumgart and on Facebook @JacobBaumgartJournalist to stay up-to-date with the latest Anne Arundel County and Prince George's County news.