Heavy police presence in Beaufort as bomb squad investigates ‘suspicious package’
Law enforcement has cleared multiple businesses and shut down a portion of Robert Smalls Parkway after receiving a report of a “suspicious package” being discarded in a Beaufort parking lot.
Police were told around 12:45 p.m. Thursday that a woman threw away the package in a trash can of a parking lot between Taco Bell and Navy Federal Credit Union, according to Lt. Charles Raley, a spokesperson for the Beaufort Police Department.
Raley would not answer questions about the contents of the package.
A bomb squad from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Explosive Ordnance Unit is assisting, Raley added.
Robert Smalls Parkway was clear as of 3:06 p.m. Thursday, according to an alert sent from Beaufort Police.
This story was originally published March 9, 2023 at 2:19 PM.
