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WEBVTT DIOCESE OF COVINGTON ALONG MADISON AVENUE. COVINGTON FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THIS AFTERNOON, THE DIOCESE CALLED 911 TO REPORT PACKAGES THEY WERE NOT EXPECTING IN THEIR OFFICE. WITNESSES SAY PEOPLE AT THE DIOCESE SCRAMBLED OUT, EVACUATING. THAT PROMPTED COVINGTON POLICE, FIRE, KENTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CINCINNATI FIRE’S SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND BOM SQUAD TO HEAD TO THE SCENE. THIS COMES AS THE KENTON COUNTY COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY SAYS HE, ALONGSIDE POLICE, ARE TRACKING THREATS FROM EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS TO BURN DOWN COVINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, THROW STUDENTS INTO WOOD CHIPPERS, AND MANY OTHER THINGS, LINKED TO THE WASHINGTON D.C. CONTROVERSY. AND THEY’RE LOOKING TO PRESS CHARGES. I SUSPECT A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ARE FOLKS THAT DO THIS ON THE INTERNET ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THEY’VE GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO HIDE THEIR IDENTITY. AND THAT OBVIOUSLY MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE USING WHAT I BELIEV ARE THEIR REAL NAMES AND THEIR REAL LOCATIONS DAN: FIRE OFFICIALS WOULDN’T SAY HOW MANY PACKAGES WERE RECEIVED. BUT WE’RE TOLD THEY DID NOT COME THROUGH THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, INSTEAD THROUGH A DIFFERENT COURIER. THE PACKAGES HAVE SINCE BEEN DEEMED NOT THREATENING. WLWT HAS LEARNED THE FBI AND U.S. POSTAL INSPECTOR ARE NOW INVESTIGATING. COVINGTON’S FIRE CHIEF SAYS THE PACKAGES WERE NOT DETONATED AND HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY. HE ALSO SAYS IT’S NOT CLEAR WHERE THEY CAME FROM, AND THEY DID NOT APPEAR TO INCLUDE A MESSAGE. INVESTIGATORS COULD NOT CLARIFY WHAT THE PACKAGES LOOKED LIKE OR CONTAINED. BUT COVINGTON POLICE SAY THE BUILDING IS SECURE AND THEY WI CONTINUE TO CHECK THE AREA. LIVE IN COVING

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Multiple suspicious packages were delivered to the Diocese of Covington on Wednesday, prompting an evacuation and a big response from authorities. The diocese has been on high alert as threats linked to the Covington Catholic controversy have continued.The intersections of 11th and 12th streets and Madison Avenue were closed near the Diocese of Covington, as investigators swarmed the area after people in the building called 911 to report packages they were not expecting had arrived at their office. The situation prompted Covington police, fire, Kenton County Emergency Management and Cincinnati Fire's Special Operations and bomb squad to head to the scene.City officials said X-ray technology helped examine the packages. The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service have since deemed the packages to be not threatening. One was ordered by someone within the diocese.Fire officials didn't clarify how many packages were received, but we are told they were not delivered through the United States Postal Service, but instead through a different courier. Covington's fire chief said the packages were not detonated and have been taken away.He also said it's not clear where they came from and they did not appear to include a message.Investigators would not clarify what the packages looked like or contained, but Covington police said the building is secure and they will continue to check the area.This incident came as the Kenton County Commonwealth's Attorney said he, alongside police, are tracking threats from emails and phone calls.Some of the threats include burning down Covington Catholic High School, throwing students into wood chippers and many other things linked to the Washington, D.C. controversy.The prosecutor and police are looking to press charges."I suspect that a lot of these people are folks that do this on the Internet on a regular basis and they've gone to great lengths to hide their identity. And that obviously makes it more difficult. There are some people that are using what I believe are their real names and their real locations," Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders said.Security measures continue to be in place at Covington Catholic High School.Meanwhile, detectives said they are getting subpoenas and warrants for online records to pursue the threats being pulled off the internet.Officials said those making the threats could be charged with second-degree terroristic threatening.