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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 …