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I was so impressed with how our reporters worked together on Twitter to break this bizarre tale, I had to timeline it with storify. We owned this story from the start, something our reporters should be proud of.Hearing news that a suspicious package was delivered downtown, and the police unit’s HazMat team on scene, Citizen reporter Chloe Fedio offered to go check it out. She started tweeting from the scene.
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More than a dozen emergency vehicles on Albert St between Metcalfe and O’Connor after HAZMAT call. Pedestrian access. http://pic.twitter.com/cE3a7pE10
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No access to 12th floor of 130 Albert St but the building is otherwise open. Men in white suits just exited building. http://pic.twitter.com/JBBlIvFI0
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The Citizen’s Parliament Hill reporter Glen McGregor flagged the significance of the address to Chloe. At this point, she is the only reporter on scene.
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@cfedio You realize 130 Albert St., 12 floor, is Conservative Party HQ0
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That’s when we started to wonder if this was more than a standard ‘suspicious package’ call…
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Paramedics say no transports to hospital from 12 floor of 130 Albert St, aka Conservative Party HQ after HAZMAT call http://pic.twitter.com/54g0eIgb0
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But, as I recall, there were other offices besides #CPC on the same floor of 130 Albert St., where HAZMAT team dispatched #cdnpoli0
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Chloe confirmed the package was at the CPC headquarters.
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Major crimes investigators have taken over after HAZMAT call at Conservative Party HQ on Albert St. Details to be released later. #ottnews0
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The Citizen’s police reporter Meghan Hurley was first to break the news of what was in the package.
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The suspicious package at the Conservative Party of Canada’s headquarters appears to be a human foot, the Citizen has learned #ottnews0
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The Ottawa Citizen tweeted its first webhit on the story. We continued to retweet news from Fedio, Hurley and McGregor.
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BREAKING: More on the foot found in ‘suspicious package’ at #CPC HQ. #cdnpoli http://ow.ly/be0hl0
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Police say what apears to be a human foot at the Conservative Party headquarters was sent THROUGH Canada Post, not by them. #ottnews0
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Police say blood was found in the package containing what appears to be a human foot #ottnews0
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And the official comment from the Conservative Party:
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CPC spokesman Fred DeLorey: “A suspicious package was sent to our office.” Refers all questions to Ottawa police, who are investigating.0
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Meghan Hurley continued to work the story from the police angle.
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Call at CP headquarters intially came in as what appeared to be a human heart. Police determined it appears to be a foot #ottnews0
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Man just delivered pizza to Conservative Party HQ following HAZMAT scare on 12 floor of 130 Albert St as two officers stood guard. #ottnews0
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@cfedio reports that a man delivered pizza to the Conservative Party headquarters as two officers stood guard. #crimescenepizza0
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Almost 90 minutes after she arrived on scene, Chloe Fedio had company – an elevator door opens, and other reporters pile out.
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The rest of the media has arrived! Doors are shut. No one will answer. Conservative HQ in lockdown.0
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A police spokesman holds a quick scrum.
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Suspicious package was addressed to Conservative Party of Canada. It was partially opened at 11:30am before police were called.0
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Police won’t comment on reports that there was a foot in the package, just “a substance deemed suspicious.”0
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@cfedio says the person who “partially opened” the package is “fine.” #ottnews0
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The package containing what appears to be a human foot is still in the building #ottnews0
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Ottawa police now said there was “possibly blood” on package and that there “possibly was a foot in the box” delivered to Conservative Party0
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Followers appreciated Chloe’s Twitter coverage
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Thank you to @cfedio for remaining professional and giving us actual updates re; Human foot alleged to have been delivered to #CPC HQ.0
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The media is being kicked out of building where a package “possibly” containing a human foot was found.0
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Police tell media that no CPC spokesperson will come out to comment. Call us instead, police say.0
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Meghan also asked Ottawa police about a connection to a recent Montreal homicide investigation.
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Montreal police are in contact with Ottawa police re: foot. A torso was found in Montreal Tuesday. #ottnews0
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It will be days before Montreal and Ottawa police can determine if the two homicide investigations are connected #ottnews0
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