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Suspicious Package Brings Bomb Squad To Bergen County Neighborhood, Determined Harmless Suspicious Package Brings Bomb Squad To Bergen County Neighborhood, Determined Harmless
Suspicious Package Brings Bomb Squad To Bergen County Neighborhood, Determined Harmless A suspicious package prompted evacuations and a large emergency response to a Bergen County neighborhood on Wednesday, Jan. 22, authorities said. Police were called to the 300 block of Beech Street in Washington Township around 4:45 p.m., after a resident reported receiving an unexpected brown cardboard box from an overseas address, police said in a news release. The nature of the call led officers to close Beech Street and evacuate nearby homes. Multiple agencies responded, including the Washington Township Fire Department, Ambulance, Bergen County Sheriff’s Department, K9 Unit, Bomb Squad…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
White Powder In Suspicious Envelope Brings HazMat Team To Bergen County Plaza White Powder In Suspicious Envelope Brings HazMat Team To Bergen County Plaza
White Powder In Suspicious Envelope Brings HazMat Team To Bergen County Plaza A white powder in a suspicious envelope that brought a Hazmat team to a Bergen County administrative building in Hackensack turned out to be rather innocuous after all. Firefighters were called to 1 Bergen County Plaza around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, where they were told a letter containing some type of white powder had been delivered, they said. Firefighters isolated several employees who potentially were exposed and awaited the arrival of a Hazmat team. The team examined the envelope and tested its contents, which turned out to be "nothing hazardous," firefighters said. Hac…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Overturns As Ruptured Fuel Tank Causes Massive Spill On Route 80 (PHOTOS) Tractor-Trailer Overturns As Ruptured Fuel Tank Causes Massive Spill On Route 80 (PHOTOS)
Tractor-Trailer Overturns As Ruptured Fuel Tank Causes Massive Spill On Route 80 (Photos) An overturned tractor-trailer caused a massive diesel spill on Route 80, authorities said. The Allamuchy Fire Dept. responded to the accident in the westbound lanes near milepost 19 in Allamuchy around 12 p.m. on Sunday, August 15, the squad said. Upon arrival, crews found the trailer on its side with a ruptured fuel tank leaking diesel fuel onto the highway. The HazMat team and Hope Fire Department was called to the scene due to the size of the spill, AFD said. Crews worked together to investigate the trailer’s contents to ensure there was no active fire. The remaining fuel was siphone…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Suspicious Powder At Bergen County Board Of Elections Brings Hazmat Team Suspicious Powder At Bergen County Board Of Elections Brings Hazmat Team
Suspicious Powder At Bergen County Board Of Elections Brings Hazmat Team A suspicious powder on an envelope sent to the Bergen County Superintendent of Elections Office brought a hazmat team to the county administration building in Hackensack on Wednesday. One person was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center and was released after being evaluated, responders said. A county Hazardous Materials Unit tested the substance and determined it wasn't harmful, Bergen County Director of Communications Derek Sands said. It turned out to be powder from a fire extinguisher, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton said, adding that there wasn't any "criminal nexus" th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Small Amount Of Depleted Uranium Found At Springfield Synagogue Small Amount Of Depleted Uranium Found At Springfield Synagogue
Small Amount Of Depleted Uranium Found At Springfield Synagogue A small amount of uranium that was used as a teaching aid at a Springfield synagogue was safely removed Tuesday morning, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  The marble-sized fragment of depleted uranium was accidentally left behind by a local educator in a meeting room at Temple Sha'arey Shalom on South Springfield Avenue. Springfield police and fire were called to the temple shortly before 9 a.m. on a report of a potentially hazardous substance. The prosecutor's office and the county HazMat team soon joined them.  The uranium emitted an extremely low level of radiation, w…

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by Paul Milo