Bomb squad investigates van left in Times Square – AP
Dec 30, 12:59 PM EST
Bomb squad investigates van left in Times Square
By COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — A suspicious white van parked in the heart of Times Square with tinted windows, no license plates and a bogus law enforcement placard on the windshield prompted the NYPD to evacuate high-rises and send out bomb squads the day before New Year’s Eve.
The van was seen by patrol officers around 11 a.m. Wednesday on Broadway between 41st and 42nd Streets, and counterterrorism and bomb squad crews responded. The area has been blocked off and two high-rise buildings home to Nasdaq and Conde Nast were partially evacuated.
Shouting and putting up wooden barricades, police began clearing several blocks around Times Square, directing thousands of Times Square tourists to move south.
There have been no corresponding threats involving the vehicle, said chief NYPD spokesman Paul J. Browne.
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