Bomb In Police Car At Times Square

A man suspected of tossing a hoax bomb through the open window of a police vehicle in Times Square was taken into custody today after an overnight standoff a short drive away in Manhattan's landmark Columbus Circle, the New York Police Department said.

Thousands of tourists and theatergoers were cleared from Times Square as the police investigated what they suspected was a car bomb there.

A man suspected of tossing a hoax bomb through the open window of a police vehicle in Times Square was taken into custody today after an overnight standoff a short drive away in Manhattan's landmark Columbus Circle, the New York Police Department said.

Thousands of tourists and theatergoers were cleared from Times Square as the police investigated what they suspected was a car bomb there.