The Lima Police Department blocked off an area around East Kibby Street this afternoon for a possible threat.
According to Tom Berger of the Allen County Emergency Management Agency around 1:50 p.m., a call came in about a suspicious package at Meat City. The Allen County Regional Bomb Squad was called in and determined there was no threat from the package. The store was closed for about an hour and a half and is now back up and running.
"We won't call them a false alarm, but we do receive calls of suspicious packages a couple times, probably two to three times a quarter," said Berger. "We have procedures in place and our bomb techs are extremely prepared to handle a situation like that."
Berger still recommends if you deem something suspicious or out of place you should contact the police.
