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UPDATE 4 p.m.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Officials believe the suspicious package addressed to Sen. Kamala Harris' Sacramento office is related to the ongoing nationwide investigation.
At a press conference Friday afternoon, officials with the FBI and the Sacramento County Sheriff's office said the suspicious device, which was determined to be "legitimate", was "rendered safe" on site at the post office located in the 6000 block of 44th Street.
This incident remains under investigation and is being led by the FBI.
A statement on this incident was issued by Harris' office Friday afternoon:
"Earlier today, Senator Harris’ office was informed that a suspicious package, similar to those that have been sent to other elected officials, was sent to our Sacramento district office. Our understanding is that a trained postal employee identified the package at a Sacramento mail facility and reported it to the authorities. Fortunately, nobody was injured. Senator Harris is enormously grateful to law enforcement officials across the country who have worked so hard over the past week to keep our fellow citizens safe.
At this moment, it is incumbent upon leaders across the political spectrum to take seriously the power they hold. It is the responsibility of our leaders to use their role as public figures to elevate our discourse and bring people together."
DNA on a fingerprint on one of the packages led authorities to arrest 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc of Aventura, Florida, on Friday.
According to a report by the Associated Press, Sayoc, who 16 years earlier was on probation for a bomb threat charge, has social media accounts that vilify Democrats and praise the president. Misspellings from his online posts matched mistakes found on the packages, according to an 11-page criminal complaint.
If you have any information regarding this incident, the FBI asks the public to call 1-800-225-5324.
UPDATE: 11:45 a.m.
Sen. Kamala Harris' office says authorities in Sacramento, California are investigating a suspicious package mailed to her.
Harris' office says the package was similar to those that have been sent to other prominent Democrats.
The senator's office says it was informed that the package was identified at a Sacramento mail facility. The FBI responded to the facility in a South Sacramento neighborhood that's been blocked off by caution tape.
News of the package comes as authorities arrested a Florida man suspected of sending more than 10 mail bombs in recent days.
Harris is a Democrat serving her first term in the U.S. Senate.
Original Story:
Sacramento and federal law enforcement are investigating a suspicious package that arrived at an area post office Friday morning, according to Sacramento Police Department officials.
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, police and federal bomb experts are on the scene at the Colonial Post Office in Sacramento where a package reportedly intended for Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) was sent.
ABC10 has not independently verified this information.
Federal officials arrested 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc Jr. in Florida Friday morning in connection with this week's wave of pipe bomb packages addressed to Democratic politicians and CNN.
Earlier this week, authorities found a suspicious package outside Sen. Kamala Harris' San Diego office. The package was later determined to have been filled with children's clothing and food. There has been no confirmation that this is connected to the previous packages mailed out this week.
The total number of bomb-like devices reached 12 Friday after two more suspicious packages were recovered—one in Florida addressed to New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, and another in New York addressed to former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.
More details are expected at a 2:30 p.m. press conference, according to a spokesperson for the Justice Department.