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Police arrest bomb hoaxer who threw fake explosive at patrol car near Times Square
2016-07-21
  • [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] The suspect threw a suspicious device at a police car near Times Square

  • NYPD bomb squad officers investigated the object before declaring it safe

  • Officers then surrounded Hector Meneses in Columbus Circle, New York

  • He told cops: 'I want to die and I have a bomb strapped to my chest'

  • Standoff went on for six hours as police negotiated with Meneses, described as disturbed, who was wearing a plastic red helmet and vest

  • Incident caused huge disruption to the morning commute in the city
Posted by:Fred

#1  described as disturbed

We're going to have to reopen the insane asylums. This has reached an unacceptable level.
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-07-21 12:25  

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