Suspicious Package in the South Slope?
We just got this tip in from reader Snappy: “At 7:50am when I left the house, 5th Ave between 17th and 18th was blocked off by police tape and police cars. A suspicious package was reported at the B63 bus stop on the south-bound side of 5th ave. Some type of bag (couldn’t see) was…
We just got this tip in from reader Snappy: “At 7:50am when I left the house, 5th Ave between 17th and 18th was blocked off by police tape and police cars. A suspicious package was reported at the B63 bus stop on the south-bound side of 5th ave. Some type of bag (couldn’t see) was there and the police said wires were sticking out of it. The bomb squad was called in and was en route when i spoke to the police.” Anyone know more about the incident? Update, 9:30 a.m.: A detective at the 72nd Precinct says there’s been no further word on the package, so “most likely it was just a bag someone left by the bus stop.” Further update, 10 a.m.: Someone on the Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights email list had this to say about the incident: “There is a stuffed gorilla and someone put it in the bus station. They made it look like a bomb with wires etc.”! GMAP
For this I have to be late for work?