NEW: Suspicious package that prompted an evacuation at a San Rafael building and a bomb squad to respond turned out to be nearly 20 pounds of rotten fruit, police say.
The incident was reported Tuesday morning at an office complex off Smith Ranch Road in San Rafael's Terra Linda area.
Responding officers detected an unusual odor, prompting the evacuation of the building. The UC Berkeley bomb squad was called to the scene and it was later determined the package contained nearly 20 pounds of rotting fruit. Police said the rotting fruit has been removed and emergency crews cleared the scene around 1:30 p.m.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.The San Rafael Police and Fire Departments are currently at an office complex located off of Smith Ranch Road in San Rafael’s Terra Linda area. The building has been evacuated due to a suspicious package…
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