Alarmed over a taped-up box sitting on the sidewalk in the middle of the night, Honesdale Borough Police called in assistance from a regional bomb squad unit.
The box turned out to contain nothing hazardous, said Pike County Sheriff Philip Bueki, who has charge of the Pike County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad. He added that the precautionary response was the appropriate thing to do. Assistance was also provided by the Scranton Police Department Hazardous Devices Unit.
At 12:45 midnight, Wednesday morning, Honesdale Police were notified by a citizen about a suspicious package located on the sidewalk by 112-10th Street next to the tax collector’s office. Bueki described the box as brown paper, sealed with tape. There were no outside markings. It was near a gas line.
Honesdale Police Chief Mark Flynn said that the added response was requested due to the proximity of the package and the suspicious nature of its placement.
Tenth Street was closed off, and traffic was detoured from Church Street onto Court Street. Bueki said that his office was called out at 2 a.m., and were cleared of the scene at 5:30 a.m.
Technicians investigated, x-rayed and made safe the package. It was then determined the package did not contain any hazardous materials. Bueki said he was not permitted under Department of Homeland Security rules, to discuss what was inside the box. He said there was no explosive.
“We live in pretty rough times,” said Sheriff Bueki, stating that the precaution was proper. “This is good news.” He stated it was better to respond and give peace of mind to the neighbors, and be sure everyone is safe.
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Alarmed over a taped-up box sitting on the sidewalk in the middle of the night, Honesdale Borough Police called in assistance from a regional bomb squad unit.
The box turned out to contain nothing hazardous, said Pike County Sheriff Philip Bueki, who has charge of the Pike County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad. He added that the precautionary response was the appropriate thing to do. Assistance was also provided by the Scranton Police Department Hazardous Devices Unit.
At 12:45 midnight, Wednesday morning, Honesdale Police were notified by a citizen about a suspicious package located on the sidewalk by 112-10th Street next to the tax collector’s office. Bueki described the box as brown paper, sealed with tape. There were no outside markings. It was near a gas line.
Honesdale Police Chief Mark Flynn said that the added response was requested due to the proximity of the package and the suspicious nature of its placement.
Tenth Street was closed off, and traffic was detoured from Church Street onto Court Street. Bueki said that his office was called out at 2 a.m., and were cleared of the scene at 5:30 a.m.
Technicians investigated, x-rayed and made safe the package. It was then determined the package did not contain any hazardous materials. Bueki said he was not permitted under Department of Homeland Security rules, to discuss what was inside the box. He said there was no explosive.
“We live in pretty rough times,” said Sheriff Bueki, stating that the precaution was proper. “This is good news.” He stated it was better to respond and give peace of mind to the neighbors, and be sure everyone is safe.
