DEVELOPING: Major Mall in New York evacuated after suspicious device reported in car

DEVELOPING: (CT) – A mall in Queens was evacuated Monday after a suspicious package was reported to the police. The package was spotted shortly after 7:30 a.m. in a car parked at the Queens Place Mall in Elmhurst, police said.

The police department tweeted that people should avoid the area due to a suspicious package. The Daily News reported that the device was described in a 911 call as looking like propane tanks. Police said they could not confirm the description. MORE