NEW YORK, Rajab 5, 1436, Apr 24, 2015, SPA -- New York's Statue of Liberty was evacuated Friday as police responded to a report of a suspicious package, AP reported. The New York Police Department had boats at the scene. Visitors said hundreds of people were herded toward a ferry landing and off Liberty Island. The National Park Service, which oversees the statue and the island, did not respond to phone and email requests for comment. John Blount, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was in the statue's crown, chatting with a park ranger. Eric Gustafson, of Worchester, Massachusetts, was on Liberty Island with his wife and son. They were about to enter the building for the tour when park rangers ushered "everyone to the flagpole" and then told them they had to leave. -- SPA 22:21 LOCAL TIME 19:21 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w