Suspicious device, Beenleigh

Beenleigh Police have closed roads and set up an exclusion zone after a suspicious item was located near the Beenleigh Train Station this evening.

Around 5.20pm police received a report of a suspicious item located in Macs Lane.

Officers attended the scene and set up an exclusion zone a short time later.

Specialist police, including the Explosive Ordnance Response Team (EORT), remain at the scene.

Roads in the area including Macs Lane and the intersection on Alamein and George streets are closed and motorists are advised to avoid the area.

Trains are also not travelling in either direction through Beenleigh however buses are been used to ferry passengers.

There is no further information available at this time.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.

Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.