WWII-Era Weapon Removed From College Student Housing In Hoboken: Update

HOBOKEN, NJ — A piece of World War II-era weaponry was discovered in Stevens Institute of Technology student housing on Thursday and removed by a bomb squad, said officials and a college spokesperson.

A Hoboken police spokesperson confirmed for Patch on Friday that the item was discovered as part of a routine Fire Department inspection and was not related to an alleged firebombing plot uncovered in Hoboken the same day.

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A joint statement from Hoboken's police and fire departments, along with the Stevens Institute of Technology, said Thursday that 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," the statement said.

A college spokeswoman on Friday told Patch that the building was used as student housing.

She also said that the owner of the ordinance considered it an "antique."

She declined to answer questions about what kind of ordnance it was, or where the resident had obtained it.

Watch Hoboken Patch for updates.

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