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Suspected Pipe Bomb Found On Tenafly RR Tracks Stops Traffic, Turns Out Harmless Suspected Pipe Bomb Found On Tenafly RR Tracks Stops Traffic, Turns Out Harmless
Suspected Pipe Bomb Found On Tenafly RR Tracks Stops Traffic, Turns Out Harmless The stray tube spotted by a passerby with wires hanging out of it on the CSX tracks in Tenafly Friday morning could've been mistaken for a pipe bomb. It turned out to be a piece of railroad equipment, police said. The call came in from the tracks along Piermont Road near Riveredge Road shortly before 9 a.m., Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Tenafly police considered the item suspicious enough to notify the Bergen County Sheriff's Bomb Squad, which just so happened to be conducting a weekly training exercise. A CSX representative also was summoned to the scene and identified it as part of tra…

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Homeless Man, 34, Found Dead In Ridgefield Homeless Man, 34, Found Dead In Ridgefield
Homeless Man, 34, Found Dead In Ridgefield An autopsy was scheduled Saturday to determine what killed a homeless man whose body was found in Ridgefield. The 34-year-old victim's body was found Friday along the railroad tracks near Linden Avenue beneath the Route 46 bridge, authorities said. They suspect he may have fallen and hit his head. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Unit Homicide Squad was investigating along with Ridgefield police. The county Medical Examiner collected the body for the autopsy. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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Decapitated Goat Found In Container Off Route 80 In Elmwood Park Decapitated Goat Found In Container Off Route 80 In Elmwood Park
Decapitated Goat Found In Container Off Route 80 In Elmwood Park ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- A headless goat carcass, most likely part of a ritual sacrifice, was found in a container Monday night alongside railroad tracks in Elmwood Park. Authorities treated the hard-plastic bin found on Linden Avenue, just off eastbound Route 80, as a suspicious package. Not only was the animal slaughtered: The carcass, under state law, was improperly disposed. There was also was fresh blood in the bin with no decomposition. "Preliminarily, it looks possibly like a Santería-type ritual," Police Chief Michael Foligno said Tuesday. "The SPCA, through the [Berge…

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