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The Associated Press
September 23, 2019 - 3:12 pm
 

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — 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.

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