The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office was called to the BB&T bank, located at 3525 Mercer University Drive, before 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, in reference to a suspicious package. Bank employees contacted the Sheriff’s Office as they were getting ready to open the bank for business. A box that looked like a fishing tackle box or file box was located just outside of the business. Bibb Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at the bank. The bank employees were asked to leave the parking lot, until the scene was rendered safe.
Bibb Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies called the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Explosive Ordinance Disposal Squad to the scene. Members of the E.O.D. Squad discovered that it was a box filled with bags of rocks. The E.O.D. squad members rendered the scene safe and the bank employees were able to return to the business. No one was injured during this incident.
- Photographs of the incident are attached to this release.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind you that if you find a package that appears to be suspicious, do not handle it!!!! Contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or contact your local law enforcement agency immediately.
