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HOAX DEVICE PLANTED IN QUEENS ON JAN 4

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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.

Hoax Suspicious Device Found in Home Depot Deemed Safe

A Citizen user video shows multiple NYPD units at the scene.

Firefighters have received a report of a possible suspicious material.

Police are requesting additional units for crowd control.

Police are investigating a possible threat regarding a suspicious device.

Police requested EMS and firefighters to the scene.

A possible suspicious device was located at Home Depot.

NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU) personnel are on scene to appraise a suspicious device located in an aisle inside Home Depot.

NYPD COBRA (Chemical Ordinance, Biological and Radiological Awareness) personnel are en route.

Multiple Citizen users show a heavy presence of emergency personnel outside the building.

FDNY and EMS units are staging in the parking lot of Home Depot.

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.