Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Lovettsville ES Package Deemed Harmless
The school was evacuated for about an hour and a half taken as public safety personnel examined the package.
UPDATE 10:49 a.m.: Package/substance deemed harmless. Full update coming soon.
Lovettsville Elementary School has been evacuated as a precautionary measure after the school personnel found a suspicious substance inside a package at the school.
The school reported the substance just before 9 a.m. No medical issues have been reported.
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The case adds to a recent bomb threat at Tuscarora High School and a suspicious package found in Sterling.
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