Politics
Unopened envelope with suspected white powder draws emergency response to Sunrise congressional office
Police and firefighters responded Monday to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Sunrise office after a report of white powder in an envelope. Authorities secured the envelope, which remained unopened, and said its contents were unknown.
SUNRISE, Fla. — Police and firefighters responded to U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s office in Sunrise on Monday, Oct. 19, after authorities received a report of suspicious white powder in an envelope.
Sunrise police said the envelope was safely secured and remained unopened. Officials had not identified its contents.
The office is east of the Sawgrass Expressway and south of Sunrise Boulevard. It was not immediately known whether Wasserman Schultz was there when emergency crews responded.