Updated: Wal-Mart in Ypsilanti Township evacuated after suspicious package is found

By Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Posted on Thu, May 19, 2011 : 12:53 p.m.

The Wal-Mart at 2515 Ellsworth Road in Ypsilanti Township was evacuated this afternoon after an employee found a suspicious package inside, Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department spokesman Derrick Jackson said.

However, police had cleared the scene by 1:13 p.m. after they determined that there was no safety threat.

The Michigan State Police Bomb Squad arrived on the scene at about 12:50 p.m., Jackson said, and left about 30 minutes later.

Jackson said there was a package inside the store with wires coming out of it. It was attached to a circuit board, he said, prompting concerns about a possible bomb threat.

However, Jackson confirmed that officials received no threat in relation to the package.

The store has reopened.