#Atlantic station suspicious package update

Responding officers said they saw Marley trying to quickly leave the bathroom before he was detained. It was actually taken a little more lightly than I thought it would be, especially with the recent events.'

'I went to the clerk at the customer service desk working at the time and let them know. 'You know, this kind of startled me, again with the events that just recently happened in the grocery store up in Colorado,' Russell said. According to NBC New York, 'All three devices were stainless steel, silver commercial-grade rice cookers with black handles all three were empty.Upon arrival, officers met with management who 'stated a male armed with a rifle entered the location' and went straight to the bathroom.Ĭharles Russell, who saw the man in the bathroom, told WSB-TV that he immediately notified workers at the store after he 'saw an AR-15' assault rifle, which Marley allegedly made no effort to conceal. Then, before 8:30 a.m., the police investigated the item left near a garbage can at 16th Street and 7th Avenue in Chelsea. NYPD Deputy Commissioner John Miller said the police want to know 'why is he placing them there and what is the purpose of that,' adding that the man was 'not a suspect but certainly someone we want to interview.Ī subway rider who noticed the items let NYPD officers know around 7 a.m., and then the station was evacuated. Police said that video shows a white male in his 20s-30s with dark hair and a shopping cart placing the items in both places, about 25 feet apart. Update, 10:30 a.m.: At a press conference, the NYPD said that two rice cookers were placed inside the Fulton Street subway complex, one on the mezzanine and one on the platform of the 2/3 line. Call at #800577TIPS if you have any information regarding the suspicious packages found in #Manhattan this morning. The suspicious package at 7th Avenue and 16th Street has been deemed safe by Bomb Squad. The NYPD has deemed the suspicious package in Chelsea to be safe. Part of 15th Street is closed off, and officers in protective bomb squad suits have been spotted.

#Atlantic station suspicious package update

Update 9:09 a.m.: An NYPD spokesperson said officers are at the scene of the suspicious package report in Chelsea. We know this has impacted many of your commutes and thank you for your patience. The police are still investigating and reroutes are still in effect. We are so relieved that reports that the devices found at Fulton St do not pose an immediate risk to our customers. Update 8:52 a.m.: The MTA says there are still service disruptions at Fulton Street as a result of the investigation. Now 3 total devices located.| police monitoring serviceĪppears to be a pressure cooker left on the sidewalk near a trashcan. U/D NY| Manhattan| *Suspicious Package*| Fulton St & William St| Units advising they have an additional device that was located at W 16th and 7th ave next to a garbage can, street level. This also appears to be a pressure cooker. Update 8:45 a.m.: There are now unconfirmed reports of another suspicious package in Manhattan, next to a garbage can at West 16th Street and 7th Avenue. The last stop on southbound 3 trains will be Chambers St or South Ferry. There is no 2 or 3 train service between Chambers St and Atlantic Av-Barclays Center in both directions.Ģ trains are running on the 5 line between Nevins St and 149 St-Grand Concourse in both directions. Please avoid the area and use N, Q, or R train service if possible. R trains are not stopping at Cortlandt St in both directions. There is currently no train service at Fulton St while NYPD investigates reports of two suspicious packages. Streets around the station were closed off, and the MTA diverted subway service from Fulton Street during the investigation, disrupting morning rush hour service on the A, C, J, Z, W, 2, 3, 4, and 5 lines.Īs of 8:24 a.m., trains were still bypassing the station, despite the NYPD issuing an all-clear. Out of an abundance of caution officers have searched nearby stations. Our Bomb Squad has cleared the devices inside of Fulton Street subway station in Lower Manhattan. The suspicious items, which appear to be pressure cookers, were deemed harmless by the NYPD around 8:15 a.m. after receiving a call about two suspicious packages, and the station was evacuated 'out of precaution,' the spokesperson said.

An NYPD spokesperson said police responded to the station shortly after 7:15 a.m.

The Fulton Street subway station in Lower Manhattan was evacuated this morning as the NYPD bomb squad investigated two suspicious packages reported at the station, which serves the 2 ,3, 4, 5, A, C, J, and Z lines.