Authorities in Oregon are investigating suspicious packages sent to government buildings around the state.
SALEM, Ore. — Authorities in Oregon are investigating suspicious packages sent to government buildings around the state.
Oregon State Police said Monday that some of the packages contained an unknown substance. Police did not say how many packages were received or which government buildings received them. Hazardous materials teams and investigators responded to the scenes.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department in southwest Oregon was among the agencies receiving the mailings. The Mail Tribune in Medford reported that the department’s rural office in White City discovered a package and that the department’s main building was evacuated for about three hours.