Suspicious envelope causes hazmat situation at Oak Creek Police Department

WEBVTT >> LARGE HAZMAT VECHILES CROWDTHE PARKING LOT AT THE OAK CREEKPOLICE DEPARTMENT WEDNESDAYMORNING.CREWS COULD BE SEEN GOING IN ANDOUT OF THE BUILDING WITHEQUIPMENT AND PROTECTIVE GEARAFTER A SUSPICIOUS ENVELOPESHOWED UP IN THE MAIL.>> THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TEAMDID COME IN AND USE PRECAUTIONS,CHECKING THE PACKAGE TODETERMINE IF THERE ARE TOXICMATERIALS.>> THE LIEUTENANT SAYS IT ISRARE, BUT DESPITE THEINVESTIGATION, THEY NEVER HAD TOEVACUATE THE BUILDING.POLICE SAY THE ENVELOPE WASADDRESSED TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHTHE NAME OF SOMEONE WHO DOESN'TWORK IN THERE, AND BECAUSE ASIMILAR PACKAGE SICKENED GREENBAY POLICE EMPLOYEES THIS WEEK,THEY LEFT NOTHING TO CHANCE.>> IT IS VERY CONCERNING.WE CARE FOR HER PEOPLE,EMPLOYEES, AND CITIZENS, SO WE

A suspicious envelope caused a hazmat situation Wednesday morning at the Oak Creek Police Department. On Tuesday, the Oak Creek Police Department received information that a suspicious package had been delivered to another police department in the state. WISN 12 News learned the Green Bay Police Department was that agency and that the package had an unusual odor when it was opened.The Oak Creek Police Department received an envelope addressed to the department but with a name not associated with the department in Tuesday's mail. After talking with the FBI, it was decided it would be safest to have the Milwaukee Fire Department Hazmat team open the envelope. After testing, the hazmat team confirmed that the envelope and its contents contained no dangerous substances. "It's very concerning. We protect our people, care for our people. We care for our employees. We care for our citizens, so anything suspicious, we're gonna do our very best," Oak Creek police, Lt. David Ashenhurst said. The building was not evacuated and no one was hurt.There was no threat to the public.Get breaking news alerts with the WISN 12 mobile app or with our email newsletters.

OAK CREEK, Wis. —

A suspicious envelope caused a hazmat situation Wednesday morning at the Oak Creek Police Department.

On Tuesday, the Oak Creek Police Department received information that a suspicious package had been delivered to another police department in the state. WISN 12 News learned the Green Bay Police Department was that agency and that the package had an unusual odor when it was opened.

The Oak Creek Police Department received an envelope addressed to the department but with a name not associated with the department in Tuesday's mail.

After talking with the FBI, it was decided it would be safest to have the Milwaukee Fire Department Hazmat team open the envelope.

After testing, the hazmat team confirmed that the envelope and its contents contained no dangerous substances.

"It's very concerning. We protect our people, care for our people. We care for our employees. We care for our citizens, so anything suspicious, we're gonna do our very best," Oak Creek police, Lt. David Ashenhurst said.

The building was not evacuated and no one was hurt.

There was no threat to the public.

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