Posted on 03/31/2009 12:53:46 PM PDT by SmithL
OAKLAND — A suspicious package delivered to the office of civil rights attorney John Burris has prompted an evacuation of the building, police said.
Employees on the eighth through 12th floors of the building at 7677 Oakport St. were ordered out just after 11 a.m., according to Martin Reynolds, Bay Area News Group assistant managing editor, who has been evacuated along with staff members of the Oakland Tribune.
Burris is representing the family of Oscar Grant, who was shot to death by a former BART police office on New Year's Day.
The Alameda County bomb squad is en route to the scene to investigate the package, described as approximately 1-foot-by-1-foot. It was unclear why it aroused suspicions in the attorney's office.
Next thing you know there will be legislation banning suspicious packages.
A ticking alarm clock. Good joke.
Might be cookies...
Is this guy ANY relation to Sen. Burris??
Suspicious package at Oakland office of attorney John Burris prompts evacuationWell then, I guess he better change his underwear. ;)
A childish prank performed only to garner publicity by some lowlife defense attorney. Like defense attorneys don’t have more money than they can spend?
It was unclear why it aroused suspicions in the attorney’s office.
They were not expecting any deliveries from McDonald’s.
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