{"id":139724,"date":"2021-09-24T21:46:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T21:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=139724"},"modified":"2021-09-24T21:46:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T21:46:41","slug":"times-square-disney-store-evacuated-before-cops-investigated-bomb-threat-and-gave-the-all-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/times-square-disney-store-evacuated-before-cops-investigated-bomb-threat-and-gave-the-all-clear\/","title":{"rendered":"Times Square Disney Store evacuated before cops investigated 'bomb threat' and gave the all-clear"},"content":{"rendered":"

POLICE evacuated Times Square for a short time on Friday"out of precaution" as cops investigate a "bomb threat" call near the Disney Store before they determined there was no danger.<\/p>\n

Officers with the New York Police Department responded to the scene at 1540 Broadway at 3.48pm after receiving a "bomb threat" call on Friday.<\/p>\n


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At around 5:15pm authorities called off the bomb threat. <\/p>\n

"All-clear in Times Square," a tweet by Steve Bognar of WNBC. <\/p>\n

The department put out an official tweet confirming that traffic around the the Crossroads of the World opened back up. <\/p>\n

"Following an earlier closure, traffic will resume back to normal," according to a department tweet.<\/p>\n

Initially, the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Public Information (DCPI) could not confirm whether the threat was legit or whether it was a "distressed caller".<\/p>\n

However, DCPI said cops evacuated West 45th and W46th street on 7th avenue "out of precaution" as they investigated the scene.<\/p>\n

"Due to police activity, please avoid the vicinity of West 45th Street and 7th Avenue. Expect delays in the surrounding area," the NYPD tweeted.<\/p>\n

The Disney store was evacuated and the streets around it were cordoned off as police investigated the threat, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n

In a typical year, nearly 360,000 pedestrians enter the heart of Times Square each day.<\/p>\n

In 2020, roughly\u00a0125,000 pedestrians\u00a0entered Times Square each day.<\/p>\n

The evacuated area is home to the Disney Store, Forever 21, Levi's, Sephora, and T-Mobile among others.<\/p>\n

Friday's bomb scare comes nearly a month since a crowd outside the Disney store ran in fear after a report of "shots fired."<\/p>\n

Police responding to the reports outside of the Disney Store on the night of Aug. 29 confirmed that it was not gunfire, but a dispute between two people.<\/p>\n

Over the summer, the tourist destination encountered multiple shootings.<\/p>\n

A 21-year-old marine was\u00a0shot in the back by a stray bullet\u00a0in the area in June.<\/p>\n

In May, a 4-year-old girl and two women\u00a0were also struck by gunfire\u00a0in the area.<\/p>\n

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More to follow…<\/em><\/p>\n

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