A suspicious package was checked out and "rendered safe" on the north end of the Walnut Street Bridge on Saturday afternoon.
At 4:04 p.m., the Chattanooga Police Department received a call about the package.
The Chattanooga Police Bomb Squad responded to the scene.
Chattanooga Police Bomb Squad technicians cleared a portion of the immediate area of Coolidge Park and treated the package as a threat until it could be confirmed otherwise.
The north end of the Walnut Street Bridge was closed off as a precaution.
CPD Bomb Squad technicians rendered the package safe and no l Squad Technicians the package was no longer a threat.
Chattanooga Police ask anyone with information regarding this incident to call 423-698-2525.
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