TAMPA, Fla. — The reported suspicious package that led a Walmart to evacuate customers Thursday morning was deemed "no threat to the public," according to the Tampa Police Department.
Officers responded to the store at 1505 N. Dale Mabry Highway where there was a concern about something suspicious located outside near the back of the building.
Investigators later determined that the box was a normal store purchase item that had the labeling removed, which left "just a cardboard package that caused concern."
Customers that were evacuated as a precaution have been allowed back into the store.
"This was a positive outcome and a prime example of why we say: See Something, Say Something," Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said. "The Tampa Police Department will always respond if a member of our community sees something suspicious. The fact that this employee called us when they saw what they felt was a suspicious package highlights the fact that in Tampa we are safer, together."