Crime & Safety
Rockridge, MacArthur BART Stations Reopen
Bomb sniffing dogs searched the Rockridge Station.
OAKLAND, CA — Both the Rockridge and MacArthur BART stations have reopened after police responded to reports of a suspicious item on a train this afternoon.
Bomb-sniffing dogs searched the Rockridge station after the report, which came from a patron about 3:30 p.m., according to BART officials.
The Rockridge station was evacuated and there were delays in both the Antioch and SFO directions due to the police activity.
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No description was immediately available on the suspicious item.
Hi we are experiencing major delays because we were reported of a suspicious item at Rockridge. We hope to get the trains moving soon after the police clears the station.
— SFBART (@SFBART) November 7, 2018
— Bay City News; Image via Shutterstock
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