Crime & Safety

Envelope with Suspicious Substance Found at Medford Police Station

A hazardous materials team was called in the remove the envelope, which contained a brown granular substance, police said.

An envelope found at Medford police headquarters was removed by a hazardous materials team this morning and is being analyzed at a lab, police said.

The envelope, which contained a brown granular substance, was found in the police clerk's office this morning, police Lt. Paul Covino said in a phone interview.

A device was used to measure whether it contained poison or explosives. It tested negative for both, Covino said. The State Police bomb squad was called to the scene.

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The package was removed and taken to a state police lab for analysis, Covino said.

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