Police give all-clear after report of suspicious package prompts evacuation for part of Times Square
Police say it happened near West 45th Street to 48th Street on Broadway to Seventh Avenue.
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Aug 19, 2021, 5:14 PM
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Updated 1,224 days ago
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4h agoPolice say all is clear after Times Square was evacuated due to reports of a suspicious package on Thursday.
Police say it happened near West 45th Street to 48th Street on Broadway to Seventh Avenue.
The NYPD said the package, which "seems like a red cookie tin," was found on top of a bench in the area. Officers with the emergency services unit and the bomb squad were evalauted the situation.
The call came in around noon.
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