article_snippet.sent: The NYPD bomb squad on Friday examined a locker thought to contain a suspicious package and found a suspicious package was empty, a law enforcement official said.
article_snippet.sent: Other lockers checked as a precautionary measure, a law enforcement official said.
article_snippet.sent: A sweep by U.S. Park Police canine units "alerted on an area of interest near the lockers at the base" of the Statue of Liberty, park service spokeswoman Mindi Rambo said.
article_snippet.sent: It is not uncommon to get false positives from the bomb-sniffing dogs.
article_snippet.sent: Following their investigation, it was determined that there was not an explosive device," park service spokeswoman Mindi Rambo said.
highlights_snippet.sent: Locker thought to have a suspicious package was empty, police say .
  