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Virginia Man Mails 'Prank' Pipe Bomb Stuffed Animal To Pennsylvania: Police Virginia Man Mails 'Prank' Pipe Bomb Stuffed Animal To Pennsylvania: Police
Virginia Man Mails 'Prank' Pipe Bomb Stuffed Animal To Pennsylvania: Police A "suspicious package" from Virginia thought to contain a pipe bomb was part of a "prank," police in Pennsylvania announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. The package sent from a VA man was received by a resident in the 5000 block of Martin Avenue, East Petersburg, PA around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2023, according to a release by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. "The package contained a stuffed animal that appeared to have been manipulated to resemble a pipe bomb," the police said, "The recipient had placed the package outside and called the police." The police i…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lancaster County Courthouse Evacuated Due To 'Suspicion Package' Lancaster County Courthouse Evacuated Due To 'Suspicion Package'
Lancaster County Courthouse Evacuated Due To 'Suspicion Package' The Lancaster County Courthouse was evacuated Tuesday morning after authorities found a suspicions package in the building. Fire crews were dispatched to the courthouse located in the 50 block of North Duke Street, to assist police at 10:29 a.m. The courthouse was evacuated around 11 a.m.on Tuesday. North Duke Street between Chestnut and King streets closed brief while crews investigated. Police are still on scene and the investigation is ongoing. Although officials at the courthouse originally said it would remain closed for the rest of the day, Commissioner John Parsons' says evacuees …

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by Jillian Pikora