Sen. Pat Roberts' Wichita office receives letter with 'suspicious powdery substance'
WASHINGTON | The Wichita office of Sen. Pat Roberts received one of the threatening letters today containing a “suspicious powdery substance” that first showed up in other congressional offices earlier this week.
Sarah Little, a spokesman for the Kansas Republican, confirmed the arrival of the letter. Two Roberts employees work in the office, she said, and Roberts was in Topeka at the time. The Senate is on recess this week.
“Authorities have assured Senator Roberts that the situation is under control and the office will re-open tomorrow for business as usual,” Little said.
Law enforcement officials said that the letters do not appear to pose a danger. “While none of the mail received and tested thus far has been found to be harmful, it is clear that the person sending these letters is organized and committed, and the potential to do harm remains very real,” according to a memo from Terrance Gainer, Senate sergeant at arms. Local law enforcement officials, including a hazardous-materials team, were investigating the Roberts incident. The FBI, the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Capitol Police and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are all involved the investigation of the letters, which started arriving at the district offices of several members of Congress, as well as some media organizations on Tuesday.
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