Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Broken Hoverboard Causes Scare at Long Island Polling Place
It was reported as a suspicious package and led to the evacuation of the polling place.
A broken hoverboard caused a scare at a Long Island polling place Tuesday afternoon.
Suffolk Police were called to Gatelot Avenue School in Lake Ronkonkoma around 3 p.m. on a report of a suspicious package in the parking lot.
The school, which is no longer open to students but is being used as a polling location Tuesday, was evacuated for a short period.
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The polls were re-opened once police determined the package was a broken hoverboard, police said.
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