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Allendale, NJ | October 14, 2025 – A quiet Tuesday in Allendale, New Jersey, was disrupted by an unusual and serious public safety operation after authorities discovered “explosive devices” and fireworks inside a residence on West Crescent Avenue. While the discovery was alarming, police swiftly confirmed that there is no current threat to the public.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, on Wednesday January 22, 2025 the Township of Washington Police Department was dispatched to a residence in the 300 block of Beech Street for a reported suspicious package. The package was a brown cardboard box which came from an overseas address and was unexpected by the resident. Due to the nature of the call, Beech Street was closed and nearby houses were evacuated. Washington Township Fire Department, Washington Township Ambulance, Bergen County Sheriff’s Department, Bergen County Sheriffs K9, Bergen County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad and Bergen County Hazmat were dispatched as well.
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Bergen County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad Unit called in to remove a suspicious item found lying in the gutter of Lincoln Avenue in Glen Rock
February 12,2016
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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock PD summoned the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad Unit to remove a suspicious item found lying in the gutter of Lincoln Avenue near Kenmore Place on Friday morning shortly after 10 AM. Several homes in the area were evacuated by Hawthorne and Glen Rock PD personnel as a precaution.
The Bomb Squad Unit safely removed the item from the scene for disposal at a later date. Glen Rock FD and EMS personnel were placed on standby during the incident. No injuries were reported, nor was there any word on what the item was nor its origin. Police closed Lincoln Avenue in both directions between Van Winkle and Hillside Avenues for just over one (1) hour
