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Hampton police: Suspicious package 'no threat to the public'

A 'suspicious package' was found at Gosnold Hope Park off E. Little Back River Road. Police determined it was a cooler with a dead animal inside.
Credit: 13News Now

HAMPTON, Va. — Emergency crews were on the scene of a suspicious package in Hampton on Tuesday.

Officials said they received a 911 call about the package around 9:40 p.m. at Gosnold Hope Park. Crews plan on x-raying the package to see what's inside.

Hampton fire, Hampton Police Division, and the Newport News Bomb Squad all helped in the investigation.

Police said the package was a cooler with a dead animal inside.

No further information was released about this incident. 

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