Suspicious packages addressed to former VP Joe Biden found in Delaware post offices

Two suspicious packages addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden were found at separate post offices in Delaware, NBC News and CNN reported.

CNN and Reuters reported Wednesday that federal investigators were concerned that a package addressed to Biden might have been somewhere in the mail system.

CBS reported in a tweet Thursday morning that the first package was found at the post office in New Castle and that it was similar to the others sent to former President Barack Obama, 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, former Attorney General Eric Holder, former CIA director John Brennan, actor Robert De Niro, billionare George Soros and U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, who had two packages sent to her.

Matt DeLucia, reporter for NBC Philadelphia, tweeted out a picture of the second package found at a post office in Wilmington.

That means the second package sent to Biden is the tenth so far targeting Democratic figures and supporters.

CNN reported Thursday morning that authorities said they found both packages. The FBI took over the investigation at the New Castle post office, local police told WPVI. An earlier sweep of Biden’s house didn’t find any suspicious items, law enforcement sources told NBC4.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was the return address for the packages, and one ended up at her office in Florida because it had the wrong address for Holder. CNN reporters had to evacuate their bureau in New York City’s Time Warner Center because a bomb addressed to Brennan, who is a contributor at MSNBC, was sent to their offices.

All of those who received a package are known for their criticism of President Donald Trump, who has often airs his grievances with them in rallies and on Twitter.

This story was originally published October 25, 2018 at 8:19 AM with the headline "Suspicious packages addressed to former VP Joe Biden found in Delaware post offices."