Rochdale forced to evacuate Crown Oil Arena after ‘suspicious package’ found

By FourFourTwo Staff
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Rochdale’s stadium was evacuated on Wednesday afternoon after the discovery of a “suspicious package”.

The club announced shortly before 5pm that the Crown Oil Arena had been shut “due to a police incident” but that all staff had been “safely evacuated”, a statement echoed by their rugby league co-tenants Rochdale Hornets.

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FourFourTwo Staff
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