Federal courthouse in Milwaukee receives ‘all clear’ after HAZMAT response

By: Steve Schuster, [email protected]//August 11, 2023//

The Federal courthouse in Milwaukee. File Photo. (Staff photo by Steve Schuster)

By: Steve Schuster, [email protected]//August 11, 2023//

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First responders were called to the Federal courthouse in Milwaukee on Friday afternoon after the report of a suspicious piece of mail was located.

Officials said out of caution some courthouse employees were transported to a nearby hospital after being exposed to a powdery substance in the suspicious mail.

The Milwaukee Police Department told the Wisconsin Law Journal they were called to assist the Milwaukee Fire Department with the Hazmat response.

Jackson Street was closed in both directions at the corner of Michigan Street.

Investigators determined there was no threat to the public and gave the “all clear’ later Friday afternoon.

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