Police investigating suspicious item left on Crescent Heights street
MEDICINE HAT, AB – Medicine Hat Police have re-opened 8th Street Northwest to traffic after disposing of a suspicious item Thursday afternoon.
Police had a section of the street in Crescent Heights blocked off for several hours after the item was found outside Servus Credit Union shortly after 4 p.m.
According to Staff Sgt. Kelsey Fraser, police received a call from someone on the street, saying they saw the item was left in front of the bank by another person. Businesses on the street were closed as a precaution.
The Explosive Disposal Unit was called in to remotely render the device safe. The Forensic Unit has examined the scene, and has re-opened the street as of 8 p.m.