NYPD investigating suspicious truck near bridge- Abandoned Truck [Update: all clear has been given]

Washington Post-AP ^ | May 5, 2010 | AP Staff

[cammie]

I don't see this below, so I thought I'd post. The Triborough Bridge here in NYC has been closed because an abandoned rental truck, smelling of gas, has been found on the bridge. Who knows - may be nothing, but I thought it was worth the post.

The Associated Press
Wednesday, May 5, 2010; 11:36 PM

NEW YORK -- New York City police are investigating a truck abandoned several yards from a toll booth near the Manhattan side of the Triborough Bridge.

Police say witnesses reported seeing a man flee the vehicle Wednesday night.

[dead]

Odd time to blow up a bridge. Perhaps it’s stolen and ran out of gas.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping

[VRWCTexan]

Twitter

cnnross NYPD: a Manhattan bound U-haul truck with Arizona plates coming from the Bronx was abandoned by its driver on the RFK Bridge
6 minutes ago via TweetDeck

[cammie]

I agree with you — just thought I’d post as the NYPD and news helicopters are hovering all over my neighborhood.

[VRWCTexan]

Twitter:

NYPD: A toll booth operator says he approached the truck but then backed off after he smelled a strong odor of gasoline.
4 minutes ago via TweetDeck

NYPD: truck abandoned about 1k ft from the Manhattn toll booth. Witnesses say its driver ran from the truck.

[TornadoAlley3]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6450H720100506

[unixfox]

just thought I’d post as the NYPD and news helicopters are hovering all over my neighborhood.

A tea party? This late?

[umgud]

Does it have pictures of Tea Bags on its side?

[IM2MAD]

Did the running driver look Amish?

[cammie]

Tetley :-)

[Abakumov]

It has Arizona plates — must be a racial profiling truck.

[cmsgop]

HAHA, It was a picture of a 40 YO White Guy with Tea Bags on the side of the U-Haul

[Frantzie]

LOL! NY’ers voted for a Muslim 7 years after 9/11. Fools.

[VRWCTexan]

cnnross As a precaution, police closed the #RFK (tri-boro) #bridge in all directions and the NYPD bomb squad is responding.

8 minutes ago via TweetDeck

[cammie]

don’t paint us all with the same brush. A lot of good people in this city, and a lot more good people who commute in and out of it.

[happinesswithoutpeace]

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[Abakumov]

Another case of white man violence. Probably a Christian veteran heterosexual pro-life FREAK.

[Doe Eyes]

Still no statement from Obama.

[JayNorth]

with Arizona plates

I believe that U-Haul has a huge center in Arizona where they build the trucks. All I know is no matter where I travel in the country a high percentage of U-Haul trucks have Arizona plates.