Statue of Liberty being evacuated for security sweep

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Tourists visiting the Statue of Liberty were evacuated because of a police investigation Friday afternoon. What prompted the security sweep is still unclear, police said.  Around 12:30 p.m. people were hustled off Liberty Island and onto waiting ferries. “Please cooperate ladies and gentlemen and step quickly through the gap (in the barricades) to the rear […]