NYPD investigating suspicious truck near bridge- Abandoned Truck [Update: all clear has been given]

Washington Post-AP ^ | May 5, 2010 | AP Staff

[cammie]

I don't see this below, so I thought I'd post. The Triborough Bridge here in NYC has been closed because an abandoned rental truck, smelling of gas, has been found on the bridge. Who knows - may be nothing, but I thought it was worth the post.

The Associated Press
Wednesday, May 5, 2010; 11:36 PM

NEW YORK -- New York City police are investigating a truck abandoned several yards from a toll booth near the Manhattan side of the Triborough Bridge.

Police say witnesses reported seeing a man flee the vehicle Wednesday night.

[Moonman62]

Being a U-Haul, it could just be a busted fuel line.

[cookcounty]

"don’t paint us all with the same brush. A lot of good people in this city,"

A "lot" being defined as "300 or so."

[Straight Vermonter]

U-haul vehicles have plates from anywhere and everywhere just due to the nature of the business. I have rented several times from u-haul and other companies and never had local plates.

[luvie]

....a Manhattan bound U-haul truck with Arizona plates coming from the Bronx......full of illegal aliens fleeing from Arizona's new strict immigration law.

[VRWCTexan]

You forgot Tea Party ralley attendee !

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

Did the running driver look Amish?

Does he look like Zero?

[Brandonmark]

Has Bloomberg said it was someone who didn’t like the health care bill?

[sissyjane]

Breaking news on CNN

[LostInBayport]

Somewhere, Contessa Brewer is on the phone with her left-wing media colleagues, hoping that the culprit(s) involved in this do not have dark skin or belong to the muslim faith.

[Brad from Tennessee]

[. . .a strong odor of gasoline.]

Could be a busted fuel pump.

[GeronL]

Broke down, leaking gas and the driver ran to get some gas? lol

[hole_n_one]

Don't forget the Palin 2012 bumper sticker.

[the OlLine Rebel]

There are always exceptions to the rules.

Native central-MDer living in the middle of LiberalLand, USA. I know what it’s like to be that exception. ;-)

[Lancey Howard]

Get ready for more and more of this stuff.

It wouldn’t surprise me if a lot of these threats are “dry runs” staged by terrorists in order to get a handle on police and Homeland response. It’s ironic that the terrorists could thoroughly disrupt American society without ever detonating a bomb.

[mstar]

Still no statement from Obama.

That's because he's busy practicing a new stand-up comedy routine for the next big fundraiser.

[txhurl]

Definitely illegal or islamo, otherwise they’d be on their cell calling their (legal) company for help.

[Rebelbase]

Salt smuggler broke down hauling a load to NYC restaurants?

[Canedawg]

Probably a Christian veteran heterosexual pro-life FREAK.
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O the times they are a’changing.

[the OlLine Rebel]

“Legal company”?

It’s a U-Haul, not a Werner truck.

[Joe 6-pack]

Not to fear. Chief Moose is on the case, and already has an artist's rendering of the truck...