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Suspicious White Powder Sent To Election Offices Across Country — Including CT Suspicious White Powder Sent To Election Offices Across Country — Including CT
Suspicious White Powder Sent To Election Offices Across Country — Including CT A package with a suspicious white substance was intercepted at a United States Post Office in Connecticut earlier this week and could be part of a much larger scheme to disrupt or scare election workers ahead of election day, authorities said.  The package was found at a West Hartford post office on Monday, Sept. 16, the Connecticut Secretary of State said in a news release. No one was injured, but the contents were sent to a lab for testing.  Election offices in New York, Tennessee, Wyoming, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Indiana, Massachusetts, …

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by Josh Lanier
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Two Women Arrested After Suspicious Packages Left At CT Capitol Two Women Arrested After Suspicious Packages Left At CT Capitol
Two Women Arrested After Suspicious Packages Left At CT Capitol Two wanted women were taken into police custody following a months-long investigation into suspicious packages that were left on the grounds of the Connecticut State Capitol. Police in Connecticut announced the arrests of Hartford County resident Erin Melocowsky, age 19, of Manchester, and New London County resident Olivia Rae Rinkes, age 30, of North Stonington, who are facing disorderly conduct charges and have each been released on a $5,000 bail following the investigation. The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection said that on Thursday, April 1, they were ca…

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by Zak Failla
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White Powder Incident Prompts Evacuation Of State Office Building White Powder Incident Prompts Evacuation Of State Office Building
White Powder Incident Prompts Evacuation Of State Office Building Police are investigating at least four incidents involving white powder or suspicious packages Wednesday that led to evacuations and street closures. Two are believed to be baby powder, officials said. The first package was discovered around 11 a.m. Wednesday at the state's Dept. of Education office, at 450 Columbus Blvd. in Hartford, state police said. State police said they immediately began to evacuate the building and blocked off surrounding streets including Columbus Boulevard and Talcott Street. A second incident occurred at the Federal Court House in Hartford and the investigation …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspicious Packages Found At Trump Tower: NYPD Closes Block Of Fifth Avenue Suspicious Packages Found At Trump Tower: NYPD Closes Block Of Fifth Avenue
Suspicious Packages Found At Trump Tower: Nypd Closes Block Of Fifth Avenue The NYPD Emergency Services Unit led the charge to Trump Tower after several suspicious packages reportedly were found early Friday evening. Fifth Avenue from 57th to 56th Street was closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic following the rush-hour discoveries. The Trumps had just arrived at Bedminster at the time.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat Leads To Bridgeport Health Center Evacuation Bomb Threat Leads To Bridgeport Health Center Evacuation
Bomb Threat Leads To Bridgeport Health Center Evacuation A Bridgeport health care clinic was briefly evacuated Thursday morning after a "suspicious" package was delivered, according to Bridgeport Police officials.According to police, a call came into dispatch around 9:30 a.m. concerning a suspicious package that had been delivered by DHL to the Bridgeport Community Health Center, at 982 East Main, that was "suppose to contain a watch," but the caller felt that the package was too large, police said. Bridgeport police called the State Bomb Squad who deemed the facility and area safe to occupy after examing the package.  All of …

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by Kathy Reakes