Crime & Safety
Suspicious Device At Brooklyn Home Depot Was 'Hoax Device': NYPD
Emergency responders were at the Home Depot on Hamilton Avenue for hours on Friday morning after a call about a suspicious device.
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.
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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.
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.@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
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