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Update on “suspicious package” in Fox Point
Update on "suspicious package" in Fox Point
"Suspicious" package investigated at Congregation Shalom in Fox Point
FOX POINT -- North Shore Fire and Rescue along with the Milwaukee Fire Department's Hazardous Materials Team were dispatched to Fox Point for a call near Santa Monica Boulevard and Calumet Road Monday, Aug. 19, shortly after noon.
Officials said the response involved a suspicious package. Rabbi Noah Chertkoff of Congregation Shalom said one of the staff opened a package -- and something seemed suspicious about the packaging.
As it turned out, the package was full of Rosh Hashanah stickers -- something the congregation had ordered in preparation for the start of the Jewish New Year.
"Suspicious" package investigated at Congregation Shalom in Fox Point
Lt. Dan Tyk of North Shore Fire and Rescue also noted in a news conference that at the same time this incident was going on, officers from Bayside were investigating a threatening call complaint and suspicious package at The Shul -- not far away. Tyk indicated these two incidents divided resources -- but with help from fire department and law enforcement partners, it was all resolved. The package received at The Shul was also something that had been ordered by staff there.
Officials with Congregation Shalom Milwaukee posted the following message on Facebook: