A suspicious package at Hoboken, NJ school turns out to be portable gas detector

[Ian David]

A suspicious package at Hoboken school
Friday, April 27, 2007

HOBOKEN - A test meter left behind by a utility worker caused a stir at Wallace School Tuesday, police said.

A security guard at the school on Willow Avenue flagged down two Port Authority motorcycle cops at about 11:17 a.m., telling them there was a suspicious package on the curb near the north end of the school, Hoboken Police said.

The guard showed the cops a small plastic case that looked like a piece of luggage, reports said. Police moved the students to the other end of school and closed off surrounding streets. A sniffer dog, Riko, and his handler determined the package was not a threat, police said.

The object appeared to be a portable gas detector left behind by a worker, police said.

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