Hoax Suspicious Device Found in Home Depot Deemed Safe
550 Hamilton Ave, Greenwood, Brooklyn
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Summary
- A bomb squad called to investigate a suspicious-looking device in a Brooklyn Home Depot Friday morning determined it was a “hoax device” and that there was no threat to the public.
- A Citizen user showed multiple NYPD units at the store on Hamilton Avenue in the Gowanus/Greenwood Heights neighborhood.
- At about 9 a.m., firefighters confirmed that specialized police units were investigating a suspicious device in one of the store aisles.
- The NYPD Bomb Squad ultimately determined, however, that it was a "hoax device" – an object made to look like a real explosive.
- Police have no suspect information at this time.
Timeline
According to NYPD officials, the suspicious item was deemed a "hoax device" by the Bomb Squad, meaning it is not an explosive device although it was intended to look like one.
FDNY and EMS units are staging in the parking lot of Home Depot.
A K9 Unit is responding.
Multiple Citizen users show a heavy presence of emergency personnel outside the building.
NYPD COBRA (Chemical Ordinance, Biological and Radiological Awareness) personnel are en route.
NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU) personnel are on scene to appraise a suspicious device located in an aisle inside Home Depot.
A possible suspicious device was located at Home Depot.
Police requested EMS and firefighters to the scene.
Police are investigating a possible threat regarding a suspicious device.
Police are requesting additional units for crowd control.
Firefighters have received a report of a possible suspicious material.
A Citizen user video shows multiple NYPD units at the scene.
Incident reported at 550 Hamilton Ave.
According to NYPD officials, the suspicious item was deemed a "hoax device" by the Bomb Squad, meaning it is not an explosive device although it was intended to look like one.
FDNY and EMS units are staging in the parking lot of Home Depot.
A K9 Unit is responding.
Multiple Citizen users show a heavy presence of emergency personnel outside the building.
NYPD COBRA (Chemical Ordinance, Biological and Radiological Awareness) personnel are en route.
NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU) personnel are on scene to appraise a suspicious device located in an aisle inside Home Depot.
A possible suspicious device was located at Home Depot.
Police requested EMS and firefighters to the scene.
Police are investigating a possible threat regarding a suspicious device.
Police are requesting additional units for crowd control.
Firefighters have received a report of a possible suspicious material.
A Citizen user video shows multiple NYPD units at the scene.
Incident reported at 550 Hamilton Ave.
According to NYPD officials, the suspicious item was deemed a "hoax device" by the Bomb Squad, meaning it is not an explosive device although it was intended to look like one.
FDNY and EMS units are staging in the parking lot of Home Depot.
A K9 Unit is responding.
Multiple Citizen users show a heavy presence of emergency personnel outside the building.
NYPD COBRA (Chemical Ordinance, Biological and Radiological Awareness) personnel are en route.
NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU) personnel are on scene to appraise a suspicious device located in an aisle inside Home Depot.
A possible suspicious device was located at Home Depot.
Police requested EMS and firefighters to the scene.
Police are investigating a possible threat regarding a suspicious device.
Police are requesting additional units for crowd control.
Firefighters have received a report of a possible suspicious material.
A Citizen user video shows multiple NYPD units at the scene.
Incident reported at 550 Hamilton Ave.
According to NYPD officials, the suspicious item was deemed a "hoax device" by the Bomb Squad, meaning it is not an explosive device although it was intended to look like one.
FDNY and EMS units are staging in the parking lot of Home Depot.
A K9 Unit is responding.
Multiple Citizen users show a heavy presence of emergency personnel outside the building.
NYPD COBRA (Chemical Ordinance, Biological and Radiological Awareness) personnel are en route.
NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU) personnel are on scene to appraise a suspicious device located in an aisle inside Home Depot.
A possible suspicious device was located at Home Depot.
Police requested EMS and firefighters to the scene.
Police are investigating a possible threat regarding a suspicious device.
Police are requesting additional units for crowd control.
Firefighters have received a report of a possible suspicious material.
A Citizen user video shows multiple NYPD units at the scene.
Incident reported at 550 Hamilton Ave.
According to NYPD officials, the suspicious item was deemed a "hoax device" by the Bomb Squad, meaning it is not an explosive device although it was intended to look like one.
FDNY and EMS units are staging in the parking lot of Home Depot.
A K9 Unit is responding.
Multiple Citizen users show a heavy presence of emergency personnel outside the building.
NYPD COBRA (Chemical Ordinance, Biological and Radiological Awareness) personnel are en route.
NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU) personnel are on scene to appraise a suspicious device located in an aisle inside Home Depot.
A possible suspicious device was located at Home Depot.
Police requested EMS and firefighters to the scene.
Police are investigating a possible threat regarding a suspicious device.
Police are requesting additional units for crowd control.
Firefighters have received a report of a possible suspicious material.
A Citizen user video shows multiple NYPD units at the scene.
Incident reported at 550 Hamilton Ave.
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Oh my god somebody planted a bomb at Home Depot!!! * everyone gathers around*
@ATobin01 exactly. I once came out of the subway by Herald Sq and saw the bomb squad moving towards a cooler left by door at Macy’s and people all standing around. What did I do? Walked quickly I n the opposite direction and said out loud “people, when you see the blob squad, you walk in the opposite direction, what’s wrong with all of you?”. No one moved except me 🤦🏻♀️
Stop with the stupid comments already. It's a scroll list of idiocy here.
@bkheightss either blocked
One of the employees planted something suspicious, so they can close the store and have Friday off.. LONG WEEKEND 😟🤳
That’s Greenwood heights? When I read the notification, all I could think was, “when did they open a Home Depot in Greenwood?”
You a Newbie you have no say or Experience Just observe and stay quiet
Oh my god somebody planted a bomb at Home Depot!!! * everyone gathers around*
@ATobin01 exactly. I once came out of the subway by Herald Sq and saw the bomb squad moving towards a cooler left by door at Macy’s and people all standing around. What did I do? Walked quickly I n the opposite direction and said out loud “people, when you see the blob squad, you walk in the opposite direction, what’s wrong with all of you?”. No one moved except me 🤦🏻♀️
Stop with the stupid comments already. It's a scroll list of idiocy here.
@bkheightss either blocked
One of the employees planted something suspicious, so they can close the store and have Friday off.. LONG WEEKEND 😟🤳
That’s Greenwood heights? When I read the notification, all I could think was, “when did they open a Home Depot in Greenwood?”
You a Newbie you have no say or Experience Just observe and stay quiet
Oh my god somebody planted a bomb at Home Depot!!! * everyone gathers around*
@ATobin01 exactly. I once came out of the subway by Herald Sq and saw the bomb squad moving towards a cooler left by door at Macy’s and people all standing around. What did I do? Walked quickly I n the opposite direction and said out loud “people, when you see the blob squad, you walk in the opposite direction, what’s wrong with all of you?”. No one moved except me 🤦🏻♀️
Stop with the stupid comments already. It's a scroll list of idiocy here.
@bkheightss either blocked
One of the employees planted something suspicious, so they can close the store and have Friday off.. LONG WEEKEND 😟🤳
That’s Greenwood heights? When I read the notification, all I could think was, “when did they open a Home Depot in Greenwood?”
You a Newbie you have no say or Experience Just observe and stay quiet
Oh my god somebody planted a bomb at Home Depot!!! * everyone gathers around*
@ATobin01 exactly. I once came out of the subway by Herald Sq and saw the bomb squad moving towards a cooler left by door at Macy’s and people all standing around. What did I do? Walked quickly I n the opposite direction and said out loud “people, when you see the blob squad, you walk in the opposite direction, what’s wrong with all of you?”. No one moved except me 🤦🏻♀️
Stop with the stupid comments already. It's a scroll list of idiocy here.
@bkheightss either blocked
One of the employees planted something suspicious, so they can close the store and have Friday off.. LONG WEEKEND 😟🤳
That’s Greenwood heights? When I read the notification, all I could think was, “when did they open a Home Depot in Greenwood?”
You a Newbie you have no say or Experience Just observe and stay quiet
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Oh my god somebody planted a bomb at Home Depot!!! * everyone gathers around*
@ATobin01 exactly. I once came out of the subway by Herald Sq and saw the bomb squad moving towards a cooler left by door at Macy’s and people all standing around. What did I do? Walked quickly I n the opposite direction and said out loud “people, when you see the blob squad, you walk in the opposite direction, what’s wrong with all of you?”. No one moved except me 🤦🏻♀️
Stop with the stupid comments already. It's a scroll list of idiocy here.
@bkheightss either blocked
One of the employees planted something suspicious, so they can close the store and have Friday off.. LONG WEEKEND 😟🤳
That’s Greenwood heights? When I read the notification, all I could think was, “when did they open a Home Depot in Greenwood?”
You a Newbie you have no say or Experience Just observe and stay quiet