Hopewell's A&P supermarket re-opens after bomb threat evacuation

The A&P supermarket on Route 82 in Hopewell Junction is open again, following an evacuation for a bomb threat Sunday afternoon, said East Fishkill police Chief Kevin Keefe.

At 1:46 p.m., East Fishkill police "got a call from A&P management, reporting they had received a bomb threat," Keefe said.

The store was evacuated and East Fishkill police "did a preliminary search with management...we did not appear to find anything out of the ordinary," Keefe added.

The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office was called in, along with their explosives detector canine, to do another search, Keefe said.

Nothing was found, and management felt it was safe to re-open the store around 3:33 p.m.

The incident is under investigation, Keefe said.

Nina Schutzman: nschutzman@poughkeepsiejournal.com, 845-451-4518, Twitter: @pojonschutzman