Man with fake bomb arrested at New Rochelle train station
(New Rochelle Police Department)
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) - Police in Westchester County have arrested a 54-year-old man after responding to a report the man was attempting to detonate a backpack at the New Rochelle train station.
Police say officers saw Thomas Skoupa sitting on a bench outside the train station at about 2:30 p.m. Monday. Police say he had a nylon pouch with wires protruding from the pouch and several cigarette lighters attached.
As officers approached Skoupa, police say he stood up and activated a small flashlight, turning it on and off several times.
Police say the inoperable device turned out to be a radio or Walkman wrapped in electrical tape connected with wires.
Skoupa was arrested on a felony charge of making a terroristic threat. It wasn't clear if he had a lawyer who could comment.