Posted on 05/01/2010 7:00:18 PM PDT by Steelfish
Times Square Block Shut Down
By SEAN GARDINER and R.M. SCHNEIDERMAN
NYPD closed off streets from 42nd to 47th along Broadway in New York City. Police shut down a block in the heart of Times Square Saturday night after receiving a call about a suspicious car fire, delaying some Broadway shows by more than an hour.
The call came in just after 6:30 and as of 9 p.m., 45th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues had not been opened. When police initially responded, they saw smoke coming out of the car but no fire.
Dustin Drankoski for the Wall Street Journal NYPD closed off streets from 42nd to 47th along Broadway in New York City. Police said a bomb squad investigation was on the scene and that the car on fire was a sport utility vehicle had license plates that didn't match the make of the car, raising suspicions.
On one of the theater district's busiest nights, some shows, including "The Lion King," were delayed by an hour or more, according to the Broadway World website.
Oprah Winfrey was in attendance of the new hit "Fela," being shown at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on West 49th Street, and the production began on time and wasn't interrupted.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
Oops - Care = Care Sorry.
Two female cops patrolling the area noticed a man fumbling with something in the back of a Nissan SUV parked on the southwest corner of 45th St. and Broadway about 7 p.m. The man saw the officers looking and took off running.
The two cops went to the car and saw smoke, clusters of canisters and heard something fizzing, a source said. The quick-acting cops called for backup, and the bomb squad was on the way as the Crossroads of the World was evacuated.
“It looks as if the perp was trying to light it up, and was interrupted by the cops, panicked and took off,” a law enforcement source said
I hope they do get caught.
FOX is reporting it was a police officer on a horse who discovered the smoke coming from the car.
Yep and push through what Sarah is calling “Kneecap and Trade” so they can all get filthy rich before we’re dead.
Don't know if you listen to Hannity, but he has been saying, for a while, the new thing for the government (Bamsie and his minions) is not to call it terrorism but to call it man caused disasters.
CNNi: Google Earth has blurred Times Square area for security reasons.
OK, time to wake 0 up. Or maybe Hillary.
is this area also an kind of residence too ?
You are welcome.
Maybe at 3am /s
But Prez O has been informed per WH press statement.
Thanks! I’m not listening live at the moment, <<<
They had a crowd control problem, then a man shot.
You are welcome to the link.
I just heard Zero was informed around 10:15.<<<
I can’t spell all the words that apply to the ‘o’ in my mind, so will only say ‘ain’t that nice.’
NOT a terrorist threat! After the NYPD calling it a crude car bomb and the square having been evacuated for 7+ hours, I can’t believe the feds are saying it’s not terrorist related! What is it then?! I can’t believe they are spinning already. PC trumps common sense. I hope the publi doesn’t buy it.
No one knows if it was a Muslim though.<<<
No one will know for sure, until the local video tapes are checked.
EarthCam.com: Times Square, NYC
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How did the two female NYPD notice a muslim running from the car, and were they mounted PD?
Ya got me there.
Yea...there was a photo taken when the guy told him at the nerdprom dinner, sorta like when Bush got the news with the kids. The lean over and whisper thingy.
eyep...mounted officers
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