Police evacuate Trump Tower in New York over bag of children’s toys
December 27, 2016 - 3:11 pm
NEW YORK — The lobby of Trump Tower has been cleared so police could investigate a so-called suspicious package that turned out to be an unattended backpack containing children’s toys.
Video taken by a bystander and posted on Twitter showed people running through the lobby for the exits.
Police Department spokesman Stephen Davis said the backpack was found near the entrance to a Nike Town store in the building.
The bomb squad checked out the package and gave an “all clear” just after 5 p.m.
President-elect Donald Trump lives in the tower and has his offices there, though he is presently at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Two city blocks blocked off near #TrumpTower, traffic diverted K9 at work after suspicious package caused evacuation. pic.twitter.com/zd6jZNvAm4
— Rebecca Myles (@RebMyles) December 27, 2016
BREAKING: Trump Tower Evacuated due to a Suspicious package. pic.twitter.com/YzPZSn2Bte
— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) December 27, 2016