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Bomb squad investigate suspicious package outside City of Orange Police Department

By Julie Sharp

Updated on: January 6, 2026 / 1:19 PM PST / CBS LA

Suspicious package at City of Orange Police Department

Bomb squad investigators determined that a suspicious package that had been dropped off in front of the City of Orange Police Department early Tuesday morning did not have explosives inside.

Police said around 4:50 a.m., a person approached the front of the department and left a briefcase in front of the lobby doors.

An employee entering the station spotted the item and reported it to the authorities. Responding officers deemed the package suspicious and called in the bomb squad. The Orange County Sheriff's Department, hazmat crews, and a drone inspected the situation as approximately 30 employees were evacuated from the station.

Around 9:45 a.m., bomb squad investigators opened the package and found a flashlight, some batteries, and papers inside.

The suspect is described as a man dressed in dark clothing and remains unknown.

City of Orange Police Department suspicious package. CBS LA

Julie Sharp

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, contributed to the Palos Verdes Pulse and worked as a video journalist for CBS News before joining the CBS News Los Angeles website team.