Person of interest detained after bomb scare leads to Times Square evacuations

Times Square was empty on Monday afternoon after a suspicious package was found - (AFP/Getty)

A person of interest has been taken into custody, after a suspicious package was found outside a New York City police precinct and sparked a massive evacuation of Times Square Monday morning.

Tourists sightseeing and locals commuting to work were left unable to bypass the busy Midtown Manhattan artery for about an hour after the package was found, though police later said it had been deemed “non-hazardous.”