Crawley town centre evacuated after suspicious item found

The bomb squad have been called to Crawley after a suspicious package was found in the town centre.
Emergency services at the sceneEmergency services at the scene
Emergency services at the scene

Police said the package was discovered in a bin in Memorial Gardens at around 6.20pm and the area was immediately evacuated.

A 100m cordon has been put in place around Memorial Gardens and Queens Way while police and Explosive Ordnance Disposal investigate the item.

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College Road and Southgate Avenue - between the roundabout at the police station and Debenhams - have also been closed.

The item was found in a binThe item was found in a bin
The item was found in a bin

Superintendent James Collis said: “We have a 100m cordon around Memorial Gardens and are at this stage are asking people to avoid the area while we investigate.

“We apologies for any inconvenience caused to those who have been evacuated but we are working as quickly as possible to make sure the area is safe.

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