Suspicious package delivered in Salisbury under investigatio

Suspicious package delivered in Salisbury under investigation

in salisbury that forced police to shut down the area and evacuate the building. 47 abc arrived on the scene while police were still investigating the threat. officials told our crew – that they responded to the building around 3 p-m to a reportof a suspicious package. apparently it was a cardboard box – about six inches high and twelve inches long. but what made the package suspicious is that it was addressed to an employee that no one at the building had ever heard of. we’re told the bomb squad used equipment to analyze the package – and found unidentifiable suspect items – so out of precaution they remotely rendered the package safe. 181748 we remotely opened the package with a tool. it had nothing to do with explosive energy using to destroy the components. 181755 just a remote tool that allowed us to remotely open the package while not standing over top of it 181802 we’re told the contents ended up not being as suspicious as they originally thought. bomb squad commander jack waldner – who you just saw – says his team was on high alert because suspicious packages have been sent to three other social security administrations in recent days – including one location in baltimore. we’re told in baltimore the suspicious package was found to be an i-e-d – an improvised explosive device. halloween is next week – which to many – means candy and costumes —

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