Suspicious device found near Chase Bank in Queens: NYPD
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A suspicious device was found outside a Chase Bank in Queens, according to the NYPD. Emergency personnel are near 112th Street and Liberty Avenue, causing traffic delays and road closures. Officials are asking the public to avoid the area, according to Notify NYC. No A trains are running between Rockaway Blvd and [...]
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A suspicious device was found outside a Chase Bank in Queens, according to the NYPD.
Emergency personnel are near 112th Street and Liberty Avenue, causing traffic delays and road closures. Officials are asking the public to avoid the area, according to Notify NYC.
No A trains are running between Rockaway Blvd and Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd because of the NYPD investigation at 111 St. The last stop on Lefferts Blvd-bound A trains will be Euclid Av or Howard Beach-JFK Airport, according to one tweet by the MTA.
In one video posted to Citizen, a heavy police presence is at the scene. The area beneath the subway tracks is taped off and at least one crew of FDNY members are in fire gear.
The NYPD Bomb Squad and the New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit are currently making their way to the scene, according to police sources.
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Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here.