Apparent prank forces evacuation of Kenilworth neighborhood

KENILWORTH

SWAT teams swarmed Newark Avenue in Kenilworth after police received a Skype threat about a pipe bomb.

Police say a man threatened to hold his siblings hostage in their home.

Authorities took a person into custody but released him when they found out he did not have any siblings.

Investigators say the suspect likely played a prank on someone and was not in the house.

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