'Hoax device' found near Boston's North Station, TD Garden, police say - WCVB Boston

SOUTH. THE BRAINTREE SPLIT TENDS TO FILL IN AROUND 5:30. DOUG: THANK YOU. NOT THAT BREAKING NEWS. -- NOW TO THAT BREAKING NEWS, A LARGE POLICE SCENE SHUTTING DOWN A BUSY PART OF DOWNTOWN BOSTON. ANTOINETTE: MANY QUESTIONS STILL REMAIN THIS MORNING. POLICE BLOCKED OFF AREAS OF CAUSEWAY STREET NEAR THE TD GARDEN AND NORTH STATION RIGHT AS BARS WERE CLOSING FOR THE NIGHT. THE EYEOPENER’S MATT REED IS LIVE AT THAT SCENE THIS MORNING WITH WHAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW. MATT: LET’S START WITH THE GOOD NEWS. THE CRIME SCENE TAPE IS DOWN AND CAUSEWAY STREET IS BACK OPEN, BUT THIS IS WHAT THE SCENE LOOKED LIKE AROUND 1:30 THIS MORNING. AS YOU MENTIONED, A LARGE AREA IN FRONT OF TD GARDEN AND NORTH STATION BLOCKED OFF AS K9 OFFICERS WERE BROUGHT IN. AT THIS TIME, WE DON’T KNOW WHAT OFFICERS WERE RESPONDING TO, BUT THE TIMING COINCIDED AS CONCERT GOERS WERE LEAVING A MUSIC HALL HERE. BOSTON EMS WERE ON SCENE BUT TELL US THEY WERE CALLED FOR AN UNRELATED MATTER IN THIS AREA. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, AT 2:30, POLICE LEFT THE AREA AND THE STREET WAS REOPENED. WE HAVE MESSAGES OUT TO BOSTON POLICE TO FIND OUT WHA