Suspicious item found outside Truist Bank no longer a threat, Cobb police on scene

AUSTELL, Ga. — The Cobb County Police Department is on scene of a suspicious package, Channel 2 Action News has learned.

Police say they have officers at the Truist Bank located at 1661 East-West Connector investigating a suspicious item found outside the bank.

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After their investigation of the item, the bomb squad determined the suspicious item no longer poses any threat to the public, police said.

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Hospital South Drive has been reopened to through traffic. The bank, however, will remain closed until further notice while detectives will continue to investigate.

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