Police Evacuate Area Near Chargers Stadium Due To Suspicious Package (UPDATE)
The San Diego Chargers are currently thumping the Jacksonville Jaguars, but pretty big news was made just a short distance from the playing field. Police “evacuated and secured” a trolley station near the stadium after a suspicious package was found in the area. The city’s bomb squad is currently investigating the situation.
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE UPDATE:We've evacuated & secured the area at Qualcomm Stadium.Our Bomb Squad is on scene investigating. @Chargers @sdmts
— San Diego Police Department (@SanDiegoPD) September 18, 2016
Trolley service to the area has obviously been suspended as the police continue their investigation.
We’ll provide an update as soon as we hear anything.
UPDATE: The police have cleared the package and announced it was not dangerous:
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE UPDATE:The package was determined to be safe & NOT a device.QualcommStadium Trolley is ALL CLEAR & open @Chargers @sdmts
— San Diego Police Department (@SanDiegoPD) September 18, 2016