Suspicious Device Removed From Post Office

W 52nd St & 8th Ave – Midtown, Manhattan

October 26th, 2018

• 1:54:13 pm
  Officers will soon begin transporting the device to a facility in Rodman's Neck, Bronx. Traffic may be closed off along the route.
• 1:44:45 pm
  User nicholasf shows a Total Containment Vessel (TCV) on the scene outside the building. The TCV is used to safely transport potentially explosive material.
• 1:32:19 pm
  All non-specialty units have been asked to clear the area.
• 1:23:24 pm
  The confirmed suspicious package was discovered at the U.S. Postal Service at 322 W 52nd St approximately one hour ago. An NYPD investigation is underway.
• 1:20:26 pm
  Early reports indicate the package is addressed to former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.
• 12:48:05 pm
  The block of 51st St between 8th and 9th Avenues is being shut down while the investigation continues.
• 12:43:01 pm
  The FDNY's Rescue Task Force is on the scene.
• 12:32:18 pm
  Police have called a Level 1 Mobilization in regards to the confirmed suspicious package.
• 12:30:49 pm
  NYPD is requesting crowd control assistance.
• 12:30:35 pm
  NYPD's counterterrorism and Chemical, Ordinance, Biological and Radiological Awareness (COBRA) units are responding to a suspicious package at a post office.
• 12:27:15 pm
  Incident reported at W 52nd St & 8th Ave.