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Times Square Block Shut Down [Bomb Squad Summoned]
Wall St. Journal ^ | May 01st 2010

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 ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alreadyposted; bombscare; carbomb; comedycentral; faisalshahzad; ied; islam; mtvnetworks; muslims; nyc; nypd; obama; rop; southpark; timesquare
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To: Pinkbell

Oops - Care = Care Sorry.


441 posted on 05/01/2010 10:53:09 PM PDT by Pinkbell
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To: roses of sharon

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

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/05/01/2010-05-01_times_square_evacuated_after_smoking_vehicle_sparks_emergency_probe.html#ixzz0mkTj3VrU


442 posted on 05/01/2010 10:53:13 PM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: jimbo123

I hope they do get caught.


443 posted on 05/01/2010 10:54:07 PM PDT by Pinkbell
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To: VRWCTexan

FOX is reporting it was a police officer on a horse who discovered the smoke coming from the car.


444 posted on 05/01/2010 10:54:08 PM PDT by CyberAnt
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To: yield 2 the right

445 posted on 05/01/2010 10:54:14 PM PDT by yield 2 the right
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Yep and push through what Sarah is calling “Kneecap and Trade” so they can all get filthy rich before we’re dead.


446 posted on 05/01/2010 10:54:54 PM PDT by onyx (Sarah/Michele 2012)
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To: onyx
This is completely serious and yet the government is saying it’s not terrorism!!!!

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.

447 posted on 05/01/2010 10:57:16 PM PDT by The Cajun (Mind numbed robot , ditto-head, Hannitized, Levinite)
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To: yield 2 the right

CNNi: Google Earth has blurred Times Square area for security reasons.


WHAT!?@

OK, time to wake 0 up. Or maybe Hillary.


448 posted on 05/01/2010 10:57:57 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: txhurl

is this area also an kind of residence too ?


449 posted on 05/01/2010 11:00:00 PM PDT by advertising guy (Consumer Of Confiscated Liquers Czar)
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To: Cindy

You are welcome.


450 posted on 05/01/2010 11:00:32 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: txhurl

Maybe at 3am /s
But Prez O has been informed per WH press statement.


451 posted on 05/01/2010 11:01:26 PM PDT by yield 2 the right
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To: LibertyRocks

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.


452 posted on 05/01/2010 11:01:51 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: FL911

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.’


453 posted on 05/01/2010 11:03:28 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: NY Attitude

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.


454 posted on 05/01/2010 11:03:47 PM PDT by Pinkbell
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To: FL911

No one knows if it was a Muslim though.<<<

No one will know for sure, until the local video tapes are checked.


455 posted on 05/01/2010 11:04:45 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: Steelfish; StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; ...
Live EarthCam videos of Times Square:

EarthCam.com: Times Square, NYC

More Times Square EarthCams

Videos take a few seconds to load...

456 posted on 05/01/2010 11:05:08 PM PDT by nutmeg (The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen)
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To: Pinkbell

How did the two female NYPD notice a muslim running from the car, and were they mounted PD?


457 posted on 05/01/2010 11:05:59 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: CyberAnt

Ya got me there.


458 posted on 05/01/2010 11:06:22 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: nw_arizona_granny

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.


459 posted on 05/01/2010 11:07:03 PM PDT by caww
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To: txhurl

eyep...mounted officers


460 posted on 05/01/2010 11:07:04 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)
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