HOBOKEN, NJ — A piece of World War II-era weaponry was removed from a Hoboken building affiliated with a local university on Thursday, the mayor said.
Mayor Emily Jabbour released what she said was a joint statement from Hoboken’s police and fire departments, and the Stevens Institute of Technology:
“During a routine inspection on the 500 block of Hudson Street, a Stevens-affiliated property, inspectors with the Hoboken Fire Department identified a World War II–era ordnance.
“The Hoboken Police Department, Hoboken Fire Department, and Stevens Institute of Technology coordinated, as the Jersey City Bomb Squad conducted a standard safety evaluation and ultimately removed the ordnance.”
Officials said around 5 p.m. that there was no threat to public safety and the scene was cleared.
A public safety spokesperson had no further comment.
Thursday was an unusually busy day for first responders in Hoboken, including a death investigation and a child colliding with a car (see prior reporting below).
In addition, the Hoboken police were called upon to assist the FBI with an investigation near Willow Avenue on Thursday evening. “There is no threat to the public at this time,” said a city public safety spokesperson. More details were not immediately available, but come back to Hoboken Patch for updates.