NYC Union Square Scare – False Alarm

A report of a suspicious vehicle with gas in the back seat created a scare at Manhattan NY Union Square Thursday. After police search the van, nothing threatening was found.

NYPD investigators located the owner of the 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, which was parked in front of the Con Edison utility building around 10 p.m. He told police he had the gas cans in his car because he mows lawns for his family. He parked the car in the area because he was attending a concert nearby, police said.

The bomb squad suited up and began an investigation after a Con Edison employee called 911 to report the vehicle as suspicious because of the two gas cans in the back seat on the floor, said Chief Police spokesman Paul Browne.