Suspicious Package At Ridgewood NJT Station Cleared, Trains Resume Service

RIDGEWOOD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- NJ TRANSIT has suspended rail service in on the Main/Bergen and Port Jervis lines both directions due to police activity.

Authorities were called to the scene following reports of a suspicious package near the Ridgewood station.

According to an NJ TRANSIT spokesperson, a NJ TRANSIT officer found an unattended pair of shoes with what appeared to be wires attached.

The item was inspected by the bomb squad and a K-9 squad before the area was cleared, the spokesperson said.

Chopper Over Suspicious Package In Ridgewood

UPDATE: The suspicious package that disrupted NJ TRANSIT service near Ridgewood station turned out to be a pair of shoes under a bench, according to NJT officials. More: http://cbsloc.al/2cYYx7Z

Posted by CBS New York on Thursday, September 22, 2016

NJ TRANSIT resumed service shortly after 10 a.m. Residual delays of up to 60 minutes are expected.

NJ TRANSIT is advising customers to take alternate modes of transportation. NJ bus services will cross-honor all NJ TRANSIT passes at this time.

Stay with CBSNewYork as this story develops.

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