Residents and businesses evacuated as police called to 'suspicious device' found on beach in Whitby
North Yorkshire Police were called to Whitby yesterday (Sun Dec 8) following reports of a suspicious device found on the beach.
Officers were called at around 3.25pm and put a cordon in place while people in some nearby properties in the Church Street area were advised to vacate temporarily as a precaution.
Ministry of Defence munitions experts assessed the device and confirmed it was not an explosive and there was no risk to safety.
The cordon was lifted after around 90 minutes.