Suspicious package delivered to Planned Parenthood in Eureka

On 03-16-2015 at 11:12 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a telephone call from an employee at the Planned Parenthood Office located on Timber Falls Court Eureka, regarding a suspicious package that was delivered by the US Postal Service.

When the deputy arrived at Planned Parenthood he contacted the employee, who showed him the package. The package was approximately 2’ x 2’ in size. The package was originally sent to an address in Georgia, which was undeliverable. The Postal Service then sent it back to the sender, which was the address for the Planned Parenthood on Timber Falls Court Eureka. The packaged was addressed to a   J. Black. The employee said nobody by the last name of Black works for their office.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit (EOD) was called to the scene. At this time EOD is on scene accessing the package to determine if it is an explosive device.