Davie

Costco in Davie briefly evacuated after suspicious call about device: Police

Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed multiple law enforcement officers inside and outside the store at 1890 S. University Drive

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A large police response was underway at Costco in Davie on Wednesday.

A suspicious call about a device in a food container led to a large police response and evacuation at the Costco in Davie on Wednesday, police said.

Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed multiple law enforcement officers inside and outside the store at 1890 S. University Drive.

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The normally busy parking lot was nearly empty as officers had the store's entrance closed off.

Davie Police officials said they responded to a suspicious incident at the store involving an anonymous phone caller who said a device had been placed in a food container.

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The store was checked out with the help of K-9 officers and returned to normal operations, police said.

People were later seen being allowed back into the store.

Police said they're still investigating the incident.

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