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A hazardous materials team responded to a suspicious package at the DHS office at Franklin and Jefferson in Grand Rapids (September 3, 2010)

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A hazardous materials team responded to a suspicious package at the DHS office at Franklin and Jefferson in Grand Rapids (September 3, 2010)

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The DHS office at Franklin and Jefferson in Grand Rapids (September 3, 2010)

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MI suspicious package: Cream of Wheat

Authorities believe it was intentional hoax

Updated: Friday, 03 Sep 2010, 12:31 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 03 Sep 2010, 12:25 PM EDT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - A suspicious white, powdery substance found inside an envelope at the Grand Rapids Department of Human Services office turned out to be Cream of Wheat, in what authorities believe was an intentional hoax.

The package was found on the second floor of the building. Hazmat teams entered the building to examine the envelope and determined it was the breakfast cereal.

During the incident, no one was let into or out of the building.

Police and other emergency personnel responded.

The investigation into where the envelope came from continues.

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