Crime & Safety

Package Explodes In Alameda Home

The package was sent through the Postal Service.

ALAMEDA, CA -- A package exploded Friday at a home on Bay Farm Island in Alameda, police and a United States Postal Service inspector said Saturday. The package was sent through the Postal Service.

Inspector Jeff Fitch said among the responding agencies was a bomb squad and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Fitch said what happened is a federal offense.

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Police and Postal Service officials were not yet releasing any more details.

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