Substance found in Snohomish County campus ballot box prompts evacuation

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Two buildings on the Snohomish County campus have been evacuated.

The Admin East and Admin West buildings, at 3000 Rockefeller Avenue in Everett, were evacuated Friday after a suspicious substance was found in a ballot box in the basement, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office reported via Facebook.

The Everett Fire Department, along with bomb technicians and detectives, is working to identify the substance.

“Out of an abundance of caution, both buildings have been evacuated,” the sheriff’s office stated.

https://mynorthwest.com/local/snohomish-county-campus/4199713

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1. Snohomish County buildings reopened after suspicious substance deemed not a threat

EVERETT — Law enforcement reopened the area around two buildings on the Snohomish County Campus early Saturday morning, about nine hours after officials discovered a suspicious substance in a ballot box.

Around 3:50 p.m. Friday, Everett Fire Department and bomb technicians were on the scene investigating the substance, sheriff’s office spokesperson Courtney O’Keefe said. The buildings, the east and west administrative buildings, were evacuated out of an abundance of caution, she said. The courthouse building was not evacuated.

Oakes Avenue was closed from Wall Street to Pacific Avenue, Everett police spokesperson Natalie Given said.

Around 1 a.m. Saturday, both buildings were cleared, and law enforcement determined there was no public safety concern, according to a Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office social media post.

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/snohomish-county-campus-buildings-evacuated/