Postal Service are put through machines that photograph and document what they are, where they came from and where they're headed. postal system being checked A map shows where some of the suspicious packages were sent and their intended recipients.Ī source familiar with the investigation tells CBS News all pieces of mail processed by the U.S.
The Boston Police Department said that the package was reported to police at around 9:40 a.m. Two packages addressed to Biden were intercepted at Delaware mail facilities in New Castle and Wilmington.Īuthorities determined Thursday morning that a suspicious package in Boston's Louisburg Square area was not a threat, sources told CBS News. He says that Democrats and Republicans can disagree on health care but that personal attacks have "got to stop." His comments for increased civility came during a campaign stop in Lancaster, New York, outside of Buffalo.īiden says he hopes the package bombs addressed to him, former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, CNN and others, have been "enough of a shock wave to say OK, enough is enough." A law enforcement official said a suspicious package addressed to former President Joe Biden were intercepted at Delaware mail facilities in New Castle and Wilmington and were similar to crude pipe bombs sent to former President Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton and CNN.įormer Vice President Joe Biden says America has to "turn off this hate machine" after authorities intercepted two mail bombs addressed to him. Biden on pipe bomb incidents: "Enough is enough" Former Vice President Joe Biden with with 27th Congressional District Democratic candidate Nate McMurray after greeting workers and patrons in a restaurant, on Thu., Oct. The Miami Dade Police Department is assisting federal authorities in its investigation at the Opa-Locka facility, sources tell CBS Miami. Investigators are also combing through surveillance video footage at the facility and the nearby businesses. Postal facility, which is located in south Florida, Milton said.
Investigators are scrutinizing camera footage at the self-mailing kiosk machines inside the U.S. Investigators believe some of the suspicious packages were likely mailed somewhere in south Florida and then possibly fed into the Opa-Locka facility for sorting, according to sources.
Postal facility in Opa-Locka, Florida, where some of the suspicious packages may have been processed. 25, 2018.Ī federal official tells CBS News "all arrows pointing to Florida" as investigators trace the source and suspect behind suspicious packages sent around the country.ĬBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton reports law enforcement sources said the FBI are at the U.S. Reporting contributed by Caroline Linton Investigators zero in on south Florida postal facility A look at the USPS mail facility in Opa-Locka, Florida, as seen Wed., Oct. NYPD gave an "all clear" around 8:45 p.m. Thursday night's evacuation comes a day after a bomb was mailed to CNN, addressed to former CIA director John Brennan. More information will be released as it becomes available. Later that night, the LAPD said it was investigating another package found at a mail facility near Downtown Los Angeles.Īs a precaution, the NYPD is currently evaluating a pair of unattended packages at the Time Warner Center Mall, Columbus Circle in Manhattan. Maxine Waters was intercepted Wednesday at a House mail facility, two sources told CBS News. A suspicious package addressed to Democratic Rep.Officials are combing through surveillance video footage at the facility and nearby businesses. Investigators are looking into a USPS facility in Opa-Locka, Florida, where some of the packages may have originated.It contained what appeared to be a live explosive device, and an envelope containing white powder, which the FBI said Thursday did not present a biological threat. The package addressed to Brennan was sent to CNN's offices in New York City.All packages as of Wednesday had a return address of "Debbie Wasserman Shultz," the FBI said.Other intended recipients of suspicious packages included former President Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former CIA Director John Brennan, former Attorney General Eric Holder and liberal philanthropist George Soros.A package sent to actor Robert De Niro, a strong critic of President Trump, was removed Thursday morning from the scene where it was found, a source told CBS News."Suspicious packages" received at multiple locations this week "contain potentially destructive devices," the FBI said.
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