MONDAY UPDATE
Montgomery Township Police said the suspicious device found at Airport Square on Sunday was a pair of harmless security sensors, according to The Reporter.
The sensors had wires sticking out, police said. The device was found by a bicyclist in the grassy area behind the shops at Airport Square.
The county bomb squad "neutralized" the sensors, per the article.
ORIGINAL STORY
Montgomery County Bomb Squad and Montgomery Township Police are staging at Golf Galaxy for a report of a suspicious package at Airport Square Shopping Center on Bethlehem Pike.
All stores have been evacuated and closed. All entrances to the shopping center are blocked.
Suspicious package is reportedly behind Toys R Us.
As of 10:15 a.m., a bomb squad robot is moving into the zone.
Montgomery County Fire-West scanner reports that the device will be rendered "neutral" soon.
Device is described as "two cell phones wrapped around something in tin foil" and making a chirping sound.
At 11:02 a.m., Abington and Whitemarsh police K-9 arrived on the scene.
As of 11:15 a.m., the device was detonated and deemed no serious threat. Stores reopening but no access allowed at rear of shopping center.
Stay tuned for more.
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