Police identify ‘suspicious item’ that shut down I-75S for hours Friday afternoon

Interstate 75 in Cobb County was closed for hours during Friday rush hour due to a “suspicious item.”

NewsChopper 2 He watched as the Cobb County Bomb Squad robot picked up the item and loaded it into the containment truck.

A containment truck then removed the item from the interstate.

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Cobb County police later described the object as “a piece of pipe with threaded end caps and what appeared to be wire attached to each end.”

“Following inspection by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians, it was determined that the pipe was empty and did not contain any hazardous materials,” the police department said in a press release.

The interstate between Delk Road and Windy Hill Road was closed for more than two hours.

Georgia Department of Transportation cameras in the area showed multiple fire trucks and police cruisers blocking part of the interstate.

Channel 2 Action News LIVE tracked the process of item collection and removal during Channel 2 Action News 17:00

NewsChopper 2 He followed the containment truck to a nearby parking lot.

Stating that “it is currently unknown how the pipe came to the road, who placed it there, or whether it was done intentionally,” the police department said, “The decision to close the road was taken very carefully to ensure the safety of the driving public.”

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