Police said the report of white powder found in a letter delivered to the Wintonbury Baptist Church offices in Bloomfield early Tuesday afternoon turned out to be a false alarm.
According to police, someone used a knife to open a letter at the church offices at 24 Maple Avenue around 12:30 p.m. In opening the letter, a white powder sprayed into the air.
Although the person opening the letter believed the powder may have come from inside the envelope, investigators realized the white substance had actually been on the knife. Police said the letter was nothing out of the ordinary.
Bloomfield police, firefighters and medical personnel responded to the scene and the FBI field office was notified, which police said is protocol.
