Suspicious Package Investigation in Orcutt

By edhat staff

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office issued a shelter in place order in Orcutt Sunday evening for a suspicious package investigation.

Foster Road was closed from Orcutt Road to Hummel Drive starting around 8:45 p.m.

A shelter in place was requested for residents south of road closures ending at Union Valley Parkway.

The Sheriff’s Office lifted the shelter-in-place order at 10:15 p.m. and declared the area safe. 

It’s unclear what was discovered in the package, no further information is available.

Bomb Squad is investigating a suspicious package- Foster Rd & Odie Ln in Santa Maria. Foster Rd is closed from Orcutt Rd to Hummel Dr. Shelter in place requested for residents to the south of road closures ending at Union Valley Parkway. pic.twitter.com/YBhqXbmAi0

— PIO Raquel Zick (@SBSOPIO) May 17, 2021