Police issue statement on why large presence was seen at Peterborough City Hospital
Cambridgeshire Police have issued a statement on why there was a large police presence at Peterborough City Hospital on Friday night (August 14).
A number of residents contacted The Peterborough Telegraph to speak of the number of officers who were at the scene on Friday afternoon, with reports that the main atrium at the hospital had been evacuated by emergency services.
Visitors to the hospital were told a ‘suspicious device’ had been found.
Now Cambridgeshire Police have issued a statement about the incident.
A spokesperson said: “We were called at 4.11pm on Friday (14 August) to a report of a suspicious package at Peterborough City Hospital. Officers attended and found the item was in fact a medical device and no crimes were identified.”
A spokesperson for North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, said: “We evacuated the 100m cordon put in place by the police. This included our main atrium and the discharge lounge at the front of the hospital. The incident had no impact on patient activity.”