A suspicious package found Monday outside Wells Fargo Bank in Gadsden brought out the bomb squad to examine the item, which proved to be harmless according to Gadsden Police Capt. Wayne Keener.
The package was found outside the bank and first police then the bomb squad were called, with Gadsden firefighters summoned to assist. The immediate area around the package was blocked off from traffic.
"We did our bomb squad stuff," Keener said, following procedures to safely examine the package.
They found the package contained some items, but nothing explosive or posing a threat.
Keener said there's no way to know if someone left it there to create suspicion. "It was found in an area with shrubbery," he said. "It was not at any of the doors."