Bomb squad called for investigation in Oakland Park
FORT LAUDERDALE - Residents of an Oakland Park neighborhood were evacuated Wednesday morning for a Broward sheriff's investigation.
After 6 hours deputies cleared the scene and residents returned home.
The initial call came in around 8:30 a.m. about a suspicious item at a home in the 3400 block of NE 8th Avenue. A bomb squad and a hazardous materials team were sent in to investigate.
The sheriff's office has not given any details about what they were investigating. However, people in the immediate area were told to leave their homes. At about 2:30 p.m., BSO said the threat was "unfounded" and allowed everyone to return.
Roads in the area of NE 8th Avenue and 34th Street were closed all morning and part of the afternoon. They are now open again.
