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UPDATE: Federal Building Cleared After Package Examined

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A building in downtown Sacramento was evacuated and streets were blocked off Monday afternoon after reports of a suspicious package that turned out to be electronics, according to officials.

Sacramento Police and Fire were investigating reports of a suspicious package found on the loading dock at the office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and other agencies located in the old Federal Building at 650 Capitol Mall. The package was found at about 12:15 p.m.

Police blocked off N Street between 6th and 7th streets for about three hours.

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