


Authorities are looking into whether it was some kind of performance art stunt. Photo about Members of the NYPD counter terrorism department responding to a suspicious package found at a post office in New York City. Santa Monica Promenade deemed safe after suspicious package found NYPD searches for person of interest after suspicious package scare Man charged in NYC rice cooker scare appears in court. It's not clear why the box was left where it was left or its purpose. Times Square Evacuated Over Suspicious Package NBC New York Times Square All-Clear Issued After Times Square Evacuated for Suspicious Container The 'red steps' in Father Duffy Square are. Photos posted to the Citizen app showed a big response at the scene just steps away from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Īccording to law enforcement sources, the inside of the box contained typical foam material and three hollowed-out areas that each had a hardened gel-like substance within them. The suspicious package scheme: You receive a call, email or text saying US Customs and Border Patrol has intercepted a suspicious package addressed to you. and shut down Fifth Avenue, East 84th Street and East 86th Street for about two hours before the NYPD gave the all-clear. The initial report of a "suspicious package" came in around 9 a.m. 1 Min Read NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York’s bomb squad responded to a suspicious piece of luggage abandoned on a sidewalk in the Times Square neighborhood on Wednesday that was later determined to. A box that sparked a brief public alarm on Manhattan's Upper East Side Thursday is being considered a "hoax device" by investigators as they work to determine whether the incident was some kind of performance stunt or political display, law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the investigation say. The New York Police Department Bomb Squad has deemed suspicious packages found in Manhattan at the Fulton Street subway station and in Chelsea to be safe, and police are now seeking an individual in their investigation. MIDTOWN (PIX11) First responders rushed to Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Tuesday afternoon following a report of a suspicious package, according to the FDNY.
