Lawrence man charged for incident that shut down streets near the Northern Avenue Bridge

Boston Police report the arrest of James Derepentigny, 50, of Lawrence on a charge of planting a hoax device for this morning's bomb scare that shut Atlantic Avenue, Seaport Boulevard and an I-93 entrance ramp.

Police say Derepentigny sparked a large police response by dropping a large suitcase next to a Homeland Security vehicle outside the Coast Guard building next to James Hook, then hurriedly walking away.

He was arrested in Lawrence, police say.

Innocent, etc.