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UPDATE: San Diego Union-Tribune staff, others briefly evacuated after suspicious packages spotted sdut.us/2PrcJOd
Here's what we know about today's incident:

- at around 8:15 a.m. local time, a bystander flagged down a San Diego police lieutenant after spotting five boxes on a table in front of the building
- police quickly closed off access and the building was evacuated
The Union-Tribune building also houses law firms, co-working space, media and technology companies. Sen. Kamala Harris and the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department also have offices at the address.
Because this was happening in the morning at the start of the work day, journalists at the scene were able to capture images of the incident:
What were in the boxes? About an hour later, police determined the boxes were filled with everyday items.

San Diego police Lt. Kevin Wadhams said the packages contained: one shoe, two children’s books, one football, one empty bag of chips and one hat.
Here is the full press conference San Diego police gave outside the building: sdut.us/2Pmllp0
And finally, by around 9:40 a.m. local time, police removed the yellow tape and began allowing people back inside the building. Streets were re-opened to traffic.
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