Suspicious envelope found outside Leavenworth Federal Bureau of Prisons
Emergency crews respond to the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., on Feb. 13, 2012 after a package with a suspicious substance was found. (Photo courtesy of Leavenworth Times)
Photographer: Leavenworth Times
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Posted: 02/13/2012
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By: 41 Action News Staff
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - A suspicious envelope was found at the federal prison in Leavenworth Monday afternoon.
A hazardous materials team was called to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons around 3:15 p.m. Monday after an envelope containing an unknown powdery substance was found.
The Leavenworth Fire Department, U.S. Prisons, and Fort. Leavenworth Base security investigated the package.
By 6:15 p.m., authorities gave it the "all-clear". No one was injured.
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