MOTT HAVEN, Bronx (WABC) -- A portion of the Major Deegan Expressway is shut down in the Bronx after a suspicious package was found near the roadway. Less than an hour later, the all clear was given by police.
The package, which police said is a pressure cooker, was found at 5:35 p.m. near East 134th Street and Alexander Avenue in the Mott Haven section. This area runs under the highway.
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Police said no wires or cellphone were found inside the device.
The Major Deegan is closed from the RFK Bridge to Willis Avenue (exit 2).
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Police sent the bomb squad to the scene who later found that there was no danger.