‘Noose’ found in front of N.J. home may have been utility company rope and not a crime, cops say
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
Posted Jan 19, 2021
Police found utility company rope hanging from cables in Bergen County near the home of a resident who reported finding a similar object and calling it a noose. Fair Lawn PD
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Police in Bergen County said Tuesday a rope that appeared to be fashioned into a noose and found dangling from a resident’s tree may have actually been left behind by a utility company and “not a deliberate act.”
“The rope in question was closer in size to twine – thinner than a shoe lace – that is regularly used by utility companies to either tie cables together or to pull new cables from pole to pole,” Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said in a statement.