Anthrax Scare Closes Albany Courthouse

A friend of mine from the Coast emailed me and told me. Since I am at work and work is not in Albany, I didn’t know. Here is the article from KVAL in Eugene

 

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) - Linn County officials have closed the courthouse in downtown Albany for the day, saying they have had an ''anthrax threat''.

Commissioner Roger Nyquist (NEYE'-quist) says a county employee found writing on a courthouse door and some packages inside early Monday morning that indicated a threat.

He says the Linn County Sheriff's Department and Albany Fire Department have been conducting a HAZMAT inspection and the package will be taken to a lab for analysis.

The results are expected to come sometime Monday. Nyquist said a decision will be made Monday afternoon on whether or not the courthouse will reopen Tuesday.