Suspicious Device At Brooklyn Home Depot Was 'Hoax Device': NYPD

Park Slope NY

22 January, 2021

9:25 AM

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BROOKLYN, NY — A Home Depot in Brooklyn that was evacuated Friday morning after a call about a suspicious device has been given the all-clear, according to police. NYPD's Chief of Department Terence Monahan said shortly before 11 a.m. that the Bomb Squad determined that the device at the Hamilton Avenue Home Depot was a "hoax device." UPDATE: The suspicious device found at a Home Depot in Brooklyn has been given the all clear by the @NYPDCT Bomb Squad as a hoax device. pic.twitter.com/eMKx9E9coH— Chief Terence Monahan (@NYPDChiefofDept) January 22, 2021 Police were first called to the 550 Hamilton Ave. store — which sits on the border of Sunset Park, Red Hook and Gowanus — around 8:15 a.m. The Home Depot was evacuated while emergency responders investigated. Video from the scene showed a crowd gathered outside the Home Depot with several emergency vehicles surrounding the store. Officials also advised New Yorkers to avoid the area surrounding the Home Depot. .@NYPD72Pct Police Activity: Expect traffic delays, road closures & emergency personnel near Hamilton Avenue & 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn. Avoid the area.— NYCEM - Notify NYC (@NotifyNYC) January 22, 2021