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One in custody after Home Depot bomb scare

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An area Home Depot was searched and cleared Monday evening, following a bomb threat.

Deputies responded to the Edgewood store located in the 2700 block of Pulaski Highway at 4:42 p.m. A bomb sniffing K-9 unit from the Aberdeen Proving Ground Police Department and the State Fire Marshall's Office found no evidence of any explosives. 

Investigators identified 35-year-old Teodor E. Biebel as the suspect, and took him into custody a short time later at a nearby location. 

No injuries were reported. According to officials, the store reopened shortly after 8 p.m.