Suspicious Object Shuts Down Entrance to WC Airport

A suspicious object spotted a half-mile from the Westchester County Airport prompted a response from the county's bomb squad Tuesday morning.

At about 11:49 a.m. two women leaving the airport reported an object that looked like a hand grenade along the side of Airport Road, according to a statement from the county.

The object turned out to be a pesticide grenade. 

Westchester County Police closed the airport's main entryway just beyond the Rye Lake intersection for about two hours. A bomb squad was sent in to clear the scene.

"I want to thank the two women for their vigilance,” Westchester Public Safety Commissioner George Longworth said in a statement. “This incident turned out to be a false alarm, but this kind of reaction is how we keep the public safe.”