PHOTOS & VIDEO [UPDATED 5:50PM] A suspicious item prompted the response of the bomb squad this afternoon. The item, lying at the intersection of Monmouth Ave and 2nd Street, appears to be a suitcase, an official says.
The Lakewood Fire Department and EMS responded to the scene as well.
The area is blocked off from 1st Street to 3rd Street, as they determine what the package contains.
The package is located near two schools.
UPDATE: The State Police bomb squad – with the assistance of a robot, determined the package to be non-hazardous (as reported in our News Alerts). It was an empty suitcase.
CIU units responded to the scene to collect the item.
A bachur’s laundry possibly. 2 weeks into the zman maybe put a sign in Yeshiva
wonderful
And the $10,000 question- what was it full of?
wow that was the most suspicious looking suitcase I have ever seen. did you see the way it was just lurking there? acting as if it was up to something no good?
I guess they gave up leaving stuff at Shoprite and found a new place to test the police and fire response.
why don’t they take fingerprints & arrest a person that leaves items loose & also causes thousands of $$$$$$ to investigate crime scenes like this?
well,let’s see….. i’ve seen baby strollers, shoes, books,etc. listed in the lost & found sections- maybe someone forgot his suitcase?
just because they leave their suitcase on the side of the street is no reason to fingerprint it. if it was an actual device they would have taken it and destroyed it.WTG NJSP bomb, LFD, EMS & LPD Kudos
oohhhhh! ,so that’s where i left it!
why do you think there are so many advertisments on the radio lately from port authority about suspicious packages and the need to call it in. You are only a block from a large bus hub, seems to be getting closer.
Wake up and think bigger picture here, we are due for something and when it happens we will all act surprised. These people in Emergency services should be praised for what they do and give them the monies needed to protect each of us. maybe a 1 cent raise in the budget could do just that
Terrorists are known to test bomb squad units on their response behaviors. This could have been a test. BE VIGILANT
oops
to #9 “oohhhhh! ,so that’s where i left it!” Do you really do not think
The scoop do not knew your e mail??