Crime & Safety
Bryant Park Evacuation Over, Suspicious Briefcase Cleared as Safe
The briefcase had clothing in it, the NYPD said.
The evacuation of Bryant Park ended Tuesday afternoon at around 3:10 p.m. when cops found the owner of an unattended briefcase that they had previously considered suspicious. The briefcase was found to have clothing in it, police said. Cops evacuated Bryant Park on Tuesday at around 2:40 p.m. due to the briefcase.
NYPD called in a bomb squad in reaction to a "suspicious package," according to a Twitter account that posts police scanner traffic.
Manhattan: West 42 St & 6 Ave, NYPD calling a level 1 mobilization in regards to a suspicious package, bomb squad requested.
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) June 28, 2016
Some people on the scene tweeted, speculating about what happened.
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"Suspicious package" in Bryant Park, rumored just to be a homeless man's stuff. Ok America. pic.twitter.com/i2U30JjzG0
— Boyda Johnstone (@BoydaJosa) June 28, 2016
NYPD asking everyone to clear out #bryantpark. Wonder why #curious
— Mr. Louis (@ByKhyame) June 28, 2016
NYPD bomb squad truck is stuck in traffic. That's... Probably not good
— Ross Miller (@ohnorosco) June 28, 2016
There were extensive traffic delays Tuesday afternoon on West 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan due to the police activity, according to the NYC Emergency Management Twitter account.
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