Abandoned Safe Triggers Police Response In Midtown

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - A large safe was found abandoned on the sidewalk in Midtown Friday.

Police were called out for a report of a suspicious package on 47th Street and Fifth Avenue.

UPDATE: All clear—traffic open.

The company responsible was issued three summonses for abandoning a safe on a NYC street. pic.twitter.com/o9yfnPVjXZ
— NYPD Midtown North (@NYPDMTN) May 10, 2019

Officers have since reopened the area to traffic now that the "all clear" was given.

Police say the company was issued three summonses for abandoning the safe.

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