VERONA, Ky. — Boone County officials said there is no threat after investigating suspicious packages left at a Dollar General in Verona.
Dispatchers first reported that Boone County sheriff's deputies responded to the Dollar General on Verona-Mudlick Road at around 5:15 p.m. to investigate "suspicious packages." When they arrived, they found a black trash bag beeping near a cluster of bushes in front of the store.
The Cincinnati Fire Department Hazardous Devices Unit was called to the scene just after 7 p.m. A WCPO crew at the scene said investigators blocked off the area and used a robot to search the bag.
Officials determined the bag contained several security tags from a nearby store.
The sheriff's office said deputies collected the bag and security tags, and reopened the road at around 8:15 p.m.
