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All Clear: Cookie jar left unattended on bench leads to Times Square closure

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Updated  August 19, 2021 1:41pm EDT
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FOX 5 NY

Times Square NYPD Investigation

An unattended cookie jar left on a bench in Times Square forced the closure of the area and a police investigation.

NEW YORK - The NYPD gave the all-clear in Times Square Thursday afternoon after closing a portion of the typically busy zone following reports of a suspicious package.

The investigation was centered around 7th Avenue and West 47th Street where a red cookie jar was left unattended on a bench.

The NYPD said it received a call about the jar at about Noon. It was not clear if anything was discovered inside. The all-clear was given approximately one hour later.

The Emergency Services Unit, bomb squad and other agencies responded to the scene.