Letter With White Powder Sent to Pa. Sen. Toomey
Authorities are conducting tests on the substance, no injuries were reported
Thursday, Feb 23, 2012 | Updated 9:05 PM EDT
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ALLENTOWN, PA - NOVEMBER 02: Republican Senator-elect Pat Toomey speaks at his victory party at the Holiday Inn November 2, 2010 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Toomey defeated Democratic candidate Joe Sestak to capture the Pennsylvania Senate seat. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Pat Toomey
Police say a letter containing suspicious white powder was sent to the Philadelphia office of U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey.
Investigators say Toomey's downtown office received the letter around 2:30 p.m. Thursday and that police and firefighters responded. Officer Jillian Russell, a police spokeswoman, says authorities are conducting tests on the substance, but have not yet identified it. It wasn't immediately clear what the letter said.
No injuries were reported. A Toomey spokeswoman says the matter has been referred to law enforcement.
Earlier this week, law enforcement officials said some congressional offices outside Washington and media organizations had received threatening letters containing a suspicious powdery substance that was tested and proved to be harmless.
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