NJ Transit Police received multiple calls Saturday saying several armed individuals were headed to Newark Penn Station, but a search of the area found nothing, a spokeswoman said.
Passengers board an NJ Transit rain in Newark. (File Photo) NEWARK -- NJ Transit Police received multiple calls Saturday saying several armed individuals were headed to Newark Penn Station, but a search of the area found nothing, a spokeswoman said.
NJ Transit detectives and the Joint Terrorism Task Force are investigating the threat, Lisa Torbeck, a spokeswoman for NJ Transit, said.
It's not clear who was behind the calls, Torbeck said.
"In this day and age, Transit Police take calls like this very seriously," she said.
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