Santa Clara Library Evac'd; Bomb Squad Brought In To Check Object

SANTA CLARA, CA — The Central Park Library in Santa Clara was evacuated while police responded to a suspicious device Tuesday afternoon, the police department reported. The scene has since cleared.

An employee at the library on the 2600 block of Homestead Road located the suspicious-looking item inside a loading and receiving area and called it in at about 1:20 p.m. to the authorities as a precaution.

When officers arrived, they evacuated the employees in that area then expanding the zone to the library patrons, police Sgt. Todd Cummins told Patch.

No one was hurt.

The Santa Clara County Sheriff's bomb squad evaluated whether the object poses a threat, and it was determined it did not.

There is no apparent connection to other incidents, police said.