Police: Suspicious Box Intentionally Left At Teaneck Congregation

A suspicious box that prompted the bomb squad to respond to a Teaneck congregation was apparently left there as a hoax, authorities said Monday.

The Bergen County Police Department’s Bomb Squad was called after a custodian discovered the small box near the front entrance to Congregation Beth Shalom around 9:40 a.m. Sunday, Sgt. John LaDuca said.  

“It was a small box wrapped in black duct tape and was intentionally placed there, most likely to create a scare,” according to LaDuca, the county police bomb squad commander.

Bomb technicians didn’t find any bomb components in the box, he added. An explosive detection dog also searched inside and outside the synagogue.