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Police Release Surveillance Video Of Man With Suspicious Device In Manhattan Phone Booth

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are searching for a man who they said left a suspicious device in a Manhattan phone booth early Tuesday morning.

According to police, the man is seen on surveillance video approaching a telephone booth at the corner of 5th Avenue and West 25th Street at around 3 a.m.

Click on the video player above to watch the full surveillance video.

The man placed the device, consisting of a black pipe attached to two pieces of wood with a white cord, inside the booth, police said. A flashing red LED light was also attached to the device.

The man then left the phone booth and walked southbound on Broadway, police said.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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