NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A suspect is in custody and streets around City Hall are back open in New Haven following a morning-long police investigation into several suspicious devices.
New Haven mayor Justin M. Elicker tells FOX61 that a man with a backpack was seen throwing three so-called "cannisters." The exact nature of the devices has not been released but they weren't proven to be dangerous.
Police located the first device and "rendered it safe," determining that it did not need to be detonated. The other two devices were later determined the be of the same makeup and were also "rendered safe" by officers.
City Hall itself was evacuated, along with several surrounding buildings while officers searched for the devices. The area around 200 Orange was coordained off and the public was asked to avoid the area.
The suspect in the case was apprehended on Whalley Avenue within two hours of the incident and was later identified as Robert Cardone, 22.
Cardone was taken into custody and charged with three counts of first-degree breach of peace, first-degree criminal trespass and criminal mischief in the third degree. He was held on a $500,000 bond.
The buildings in the area were swept by police and determined safe.
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