Police close Harold Hill bank after suspicious package found
Published:
10:20 AM December 31, 2018
Updated:
12:47 PM October 13, 2020
Police in Farnham Road. - Credit: Alex Hennessey
Police are at the scene now.
Police have a Harold Hill bank after a suspicious package was found this morning.
Officers were called at 9.36am today (Monday, December 31) to reports of a suspicious package at the Santander branch in Farnham Road.
The store was evacuated as a precaution and road closures were put in place.
At around 11am the cordon was lifted and staff and shopkeepers returned to their businesses.
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We are waiting for further updates from police on the status of the package.
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