Rosemead Walmart evacuated – Bomb squad called

Walmart in Rosemead was evacuated Monday evening after a backpack left unattended caused alarm.
The backpack, which turned out to have no devices and was completely empty, caused sheriff’s arson/explosive experts to be called in and inconvenienced hundreds of after-work shoppers.
The big box store was evacuated and the bomb squad called in.
The empty backpack was turned over to a deputy from the sheriff’s Temple Station.

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