Hamilton police say carpet was suspicious package found in Westdale

A suspicious package reported to Hamilton police on Thursday night turned out to be a rolled-up carpet left in a bag at a Westdale bank.

Officers were called out to the scene near King Street West and Marion Avenue South around 9:30 p.m. after reports of an abandoned bag.

The incident closed King for several hours.

“Multiple resources were utilized until it was concluded the suspicious package was no threat to the public,” Const. Krista-Lee Ernst told Global News.

The scene was cleared after any potential threat was ruled out by police around 11:30 p.m.