Ukrops Westpark Evacutated by Beer

The Ukrops evacuation we reported on last week was actually cause by beer. Sounds like a practical jokester to me!

A suspicious package that shut down a Ukrop’s grocery store in western Henrico County for more than two hours yesterday afternoon turned out to contain nothing more than cans of beer.

The grocery store at West Broad Street and Pemberton Road was evacuated from about 3:30 to 5:45 p.m. while a Henrico bomb squad investigated a book or duffel bag that had been left near the entrance to the store’s cafe.

Investigators used an X-ray to check the package and eventually determined it was harmless, said Lt. Gary Hutchison, an investigator for the Henrico Division of Fire. Officials found cans of beer inside. Authorities have not determined who the would-be drinker was.

Ukrop’s stores do not sell beer.

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