Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving
Bergen County Police Bomb Squad Unit at Work in Ridgewood
April 17,2013
Boyd A. Loving
2:23 PM
Ridgewood NJ , Members of the Bergen County Police Department’s (BCPD) Bomb Squad Unit were called to the Ridgewood Wild Duck Pond Area just before 1 PM on Wednesday in response to a 911 report of a suspicious package contained in a wire mesh trash can near a heavily used playground area.
Ridgewood PD units, under the direct, on-site command of Chief John Ward, closed the main entrance to the park and evacuated all persons in and near the playground area until the package was determined to be safe by means of portable x-ray equipment. Several Patrol Division units from BCPD were also on the scene. The area was cleared for public use at approximately 1:45 PM.
Photo credit: Boyd A. Loving
