Binghamton Police Close Streets, Call In the Bomb Squad

Sections of two downtown Binghamton streets were shut down for hours after a suspicious item was discovered near a construction site.

Police officers were sent to Henry Street between Liberty Street and Brandywine Avenue shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday.

A person working on the Circle K travel center project told authorities a "suspicious package" was spotted on the north side of the job site.

Police officers and bomb squad technicians examined a "suspicious package" on Henry Street in Binghamton on August 12, 2026. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

The item found near a fence reportedly had wires attached to it.

One block on the east end of Henry Street was closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. A section of Liberty Street near the construction site also was shut down.

A city police K-9 unit searched the area for other suspicious items. Authorities said no other suspicious items or devices were located nearby.

Two members of the Endicott police bomb squad and a Binghamton police officer on Henry Street on August 12, 2026. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Binghamton police requested assistance from the Endicott police department bomb squad around 9:30 a.m.

The bomb squad technicians inspected the "suspicious package" and determined it was a "non-explosive device."

Police declined to release a description of the contents of the device.

The roads and sidewalks near the scene were reopened around 12:30 p.m.

People with information about the item may contact the city police detective division at (607) 772-7080.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: Binghamton and Endicott police investigated a suspicious item found near the Circle K travel center construction site on Henry Street on August 12, 2026.