SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A suspicious package that was found at a San Francisco bus stop Thursday morning has been rendered safe, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
Police say it was an abandoned rice cooker.
San Francisco Municipal Railway officials reported the package at 7:27 a.m. at Mission Street and South Van Ness Avenue.
The Police Department’s bomb squad responded and used a robot to investigate the device. Police dogs were also being utilized, according to authorities.
Police shut down the intersection snarling traffic throughout the city.
The package was rendered safe by police by 9:10 a.m.
Authorities determined that the device was some kind of rice cooker.Stay with KRON4 News for updates
One of the people who found a suspicious device on South Van Ness took this picture of it.#kron4news pic.twitter.com/QsZSJdBXoy
— jackiesissel (@jackiesissel) September 22, 2016
UPDATE: SFPD says the package in #SanFrancisco has been rendered safe https://t.co/AKm4wMCmRn pic.twitter.com/jk6Guos1U0
— KRON 4 News (@kron4news) September 22, 2016
Package has been rendered safe. Expect delays as area clears out. @sfmta_muni #SFPD
— San Francisco Police (@SFPD) September 22, 2016