A person of interest has been taken into custody, after a suspicious package was found outside a New York City police precinct and sparked a massive evacuation ofTimes Square Monday morning.
Tourists sightseeing and locals commuting to work were left unable to bypass the busy Midtown Manhattan artery for about an hour after the package was found, though police later said it had been deemed “non-hazardous.”
Sources told CBS New York said that the individual was seen intentionally placing the package in front of the precinct at West 43rd Street and 7th Avenue…