The Chehalis Police Department blocked off the entrance to the Lewis County Law and Justice Center in the 300 block of West Main Street for several hours Tuesday afternoon after a suspicious package was found at the entrance to the building.
The device was ultimately found not to be dangerous, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
Officers responded to the Law and Justice Center at 3:22 p.m. on May 7 after “a small package” was left “on top of a metal table positioned near a shelter located in the parking lot close to the building's entrance,” according to the Chehalis Police Department.
The Washington State Patrol Bomb Squad responded at approximately 4:50 p.m. and determined the package “not to be an improvised explosive device,” the Chehalis Police Department stated in a news release. The bomb squad destroyed the package on site.
“The device was described as a small cardboard box wrapped in packing tape with a plastic bag and rock underneath the box and a cap and electrical outlet on top,” the Chehalis Police Department stated in a news release.
The Chehalis Police Department encourages anyone with information about the incident or the identity of who left the device to call 360-748-8605.
