By Horace Assar, Princess Ganutan, Demisha Simmons-Price, and Arjot Pabla, Courier Staff Writers
Around 11:40 am yesterday, 37 year old Eleno Sinay, a Hayward resident, was 
reported to allegedly have brought a bomb into City Hall.
Union City police evacuated the city hall and police department, which share the same building, before they brought in the bomb squad to investigate. Almost two-hundred people were evacuated from the building.
UCPD declared the scene all clear once the bomb squads checked Sinay’s bag and confirmed it did not contain any explosive devices.
Sgt. Steve Mendez told the courier, “He got upset for some reason and then made mention that he had a possible bomb. Since the Police Department’s downstairs, we went up and detained him immediately.”
At 12:55 pm, Union City police tweeted, “City hall has been evacuated based on a possible bomb threat and suspicious package. Suspicious person being detained by police.”
An hour later, Union City Police tweeted at 1:51 pm, “Area all clear at City hall and buildings open to public again. Package checked by ACSO (Alameda County Sheriff’s Office) and determined not to contain device.