Several businesses at a shopping center on Northside Drive in Atlanta were evacuated Monday morning as police investigated a suspicious package.
Atlanta Police said officers responded to 1700 Northside Drive and cleared nearby businesses as a precaution. The address includes the Berkeley Heights apartment complex and a strip mall with restaurants such as Grecian Gyro and Little Azio. Some residents in the apartment complex were also seen evacuating.
Police have not provided additional details about the package or the status of the investigation.
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B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
