UC Berkeley In Brief
Police reopen path; suspicious package no danger
BERKELEY – UC Berkeley police reopened the pathway through the Eucalyptus Grove and Grinnell Natural Area to downtown Berkeley and BART at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday night (Feb. 24) after determining that a suspicious package left on the west campus path did not represent a danger.
The package, a large black bag with the word "boom" written on it, was reported to UCPD just before 3 p.m. Thursday. Campus police cleared the area, cordoning off the pathway, and brought in the UCPD bomb squad to investigate the suspicious package.
The good news was that the package was a hoax. However, it is crime to leave a hoax bomb, and UCPD is continuing to search for suspects. In addition to criminal charges, those involved could be required to pay for the cost of the investigation and police response.