New Castle Police Department issued the following announcement on Sept. 19.
PRESS RELEASE SUSPICIOUS LETTER
The New Castle City Police Department is investigating a possible suspicious letter which was opened at New Castle City Council on September 22, 2020. Council members became suspicious when an unknown powder substance was viewed as they opened the letter.
The New Castle Police, New Castle Fire and the Lawrence County Department of Public Safety did arrive on scene. Initial tests on the letter were conducted by the Lawrence County Department of Public Safety officer using a Chemical Identification analyzer. This test could not be completed due to not having a large enough sample size.
Through the investigation the United States Postal Inspection Services was contacted and did respond to conduct an analysis of the letter and envelope. This analysis was inconclusive due not being enough of a sample size to test.
The letters will be sent for further analysis to determine if it contains any chemical substances. The NCPD is working with the FBI and Postal investigators to follow up this case.
Original source can be found here.
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