Police Respond to ‘Suspicious Device’ Near Miami Courthouse

Miami police responded to a ‘suspicious device’ on the sidewalk near the federal courthouse where Donald Trump is set to arrive Tuesday.

“We are assisting @DHSgov with an investigation at N. Miami Avenue and 3 Street. We have temporarily closed N. Miami Avenue at NW 5 Street to NW 3 Street,” the Miami Police Department tweeted.

TRAFFIC ALERT: We are assisting @DHSgov with an investigation at N. Miami Avenue and 3 Street. We have temporarily closed N. Miami Avenue at NW 5 Street to NW 3 Street. pic.twitter.com/GGJgx4Z2p6

— Miami PD (@MiamiPD) June 13, 2023

The device police investigated was a flat screen TV.

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https://twitter.com/nlinsalataon7/status/1668631739596681216

Clarification: these are officers in the scene. Bomb squad will respond, we’re told.

— Nicole Linsalata (@nlinsalataon7) June 13, 2023

Police tapped off an area in front of the courthouse and told others to stand back.

BREAKING: Police are investigating a suspicious device found outside the Miami courthouse after evacuating media pic.twitter.com/3xTm5XKsO2

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 13, 2023

NOW: Police moving all media and others away from the federal courthouse and to the sidewalk – not sure what is causing the sudden uproar although they just taped off a portion of the east lawn – a possible bomb threat? @WPBF25News #trump #miami #arraignment pic.twitter.com/DF6mNyFReT

— Terri Parker (@wpbf_terri) June 13, 2023

Police later gave the all-clear and allowed everyone to return to their locations.

The ‘all-clear’ reportedly came just before noon.

All clear given in front of federal courthouse in #Miami. Everyone allowed to return to their locations. @wsvn

— Nicole Linsalata (@nlinsalataon7) June 13, 2023

Tv screen w message on it strapped
To light pole and removed. Officers focused on the wires hanging from the back. All clear now however.

— Nicole Linsalata (@nlinsalataon7) June 13, 2023

Raw Story reported:

The device looked like a television screen strapped to a post with a message on it that read “F–k The Communist Controlled News Media.”

Security experts on MSNBC also explained that keeping the area secure is under the purview of the U.S. Marshal’s service and that they were the ones that decided not to use any barriers for crowd control and, instead, use police tape.

A federal building is considered a “hard target” by law enforcement for terrorism purposes.

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Former President Donald Trump is set to turn himself over to police Tuesday, where he’ll be arraigned in a Miami courthouse on 37 indictment counts involving the retention of classified documents in his Mar-a-Lago home.

But ahead of his arrival, a bomb threat was called into the courthouse sending everyone scrambling.