Bomb Squad Investigating Suspicious Package In Hayes Valley

The SFPD Bomb Squad has shut down the area around Hayes and Laguna while investigating a suspicious package.

News of the activity first spread around 11:20am this morning. Multiple witnesses report that the suspicious package in question was a suitcase, with KRON reporter Mike Pelton tweeting that the suitcase was chained to a pole:

Suspicious suitcase on Hayes @ Laguna. Cops standing around.

— Cecilia Tom (@twiddlebells) December 29, 2013

SFPD Bomb Squad at Hayes/Laguna for suspicious device. Suitcase chained to a pole pic.twitter.com/Rma35SHXZD

— Mike Pelton (@KRON4MPelton) December 29, 2013

So there's a bomb squad truck in front of Ivy st right now.. @hayeswire pic.twitter.com/7lPEWebozV

— Steven (@supaLinkz) December 29, 2013

SFPD set up a command post at Laguna and Grove, clearing pedestrians from the area and going door-to-door to nearby businesses instructing them to shut their doors and stay off the sidewalks. As of noon, streets around Hayes and Laguna are currently blocked off. We'll update as we get more information. Update 12:28pm: The suitcase has been opened and the contents examined, and it appears that nothing suspicious was found. SFPD units are being released from the scene. Ivy Street will remain closed between Laguna and Buchanan as police wrap up their work, but other streets in the area are being reopened.