Police: Man claiming to have bomb threatened Ho-Ho-Kus PD
A bomb threat at the Ho-Ho-Kus police station led to evacuations and road closures late Wednesday night. Ho-Ho-Kus police say Jonathan Edwards III came into the police station just before 9:30 p.m.
News 12 Staff
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Sep 4, 2015, 4:20 AM
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Updated 3,156 days ago
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A bomb threat at the Ho-Ho-Kus police station led to evacuations and road closures late Wednesday night.
Ho-Ho-Kus police say Jonathan Edwards III came into the police station just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday carrying a backpack. He allegedly told the dispatcher that there was a bomb inside.
"He was calm and just dropped it and walked out," says Ho-Ho-Kus Police Chief Christopher Minchin.
Officers arrested Edwards and called in the Bergen County Bomb Squad. Nearby buildings, including the town fire department, were evacuated as a precaution.
Ho-Ho-Kus police operated from their command center at the Waldwick police station during the situation.
The backpack did not contain a bomb. Inside were dirty socks, batteries and headphones.
Edwards was charged with making terroristic threats and causing a false public alarm. He is also undergoing psychiatric evaluation at Bergen Regional Medical Center.
