Eastchester Police Continue Search for Caller in Unfounded Hostage Incident

Eastchester police are continuing their investigation into what turned out to be an unfounded report of a hostage situation over the weekend.

Police personnel from multiple departments, including a team of Special Weapons and Tactics officers, surrounded a home on Joyce Road in Eastchester Saturday evening, reports WABC-TV.

Officers discovered the home was empty and the call, from a private number, was a fake. The caller had told police that he had stabbed his girlfriend and was holding her family hostage.

“We’re going to investigate it vigorously and aggressively,” Eastchester Police Chief Timothy Bonci told The Journal News.

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