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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