After a suspicious package was found not far from Goleta City Hall on Monday morning, several blocks of Hollister Avenue were closed while sheriff’s deputies investigated. Hollister, a major arterial through Goleta, was blocked between Los Carneros Road to Aero Camino after a call from a “member of the public” came at around 9:30 a.m. on June 23 about a backpack found on the 6500 block, said Raquel Zick, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff’s bomb squad used a robot to inspect the the tan-colored backpack, Zick said. Once the pack was open, it was found to contain personal belongings and nothing hazardous. Hollister reopened shortly after noon.
