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Suspicious package reported at Safe Harbour
May 23, 2019 | 7:27 PM
The area surrounding Safe Harbour on 53 Avenue in downtown Red Deer was blocked off late Thursday afternoon after an employee at the facility reported a suspicious package.
Red Deer Emergency Services and Red Deer RCMP responded at about 4 p.m. The RCMP Emergency Response Team was called in from Edmonton to assess the situation.
The ERT dealt with the suspicious item and the scene was cleared just after 8 p.m.