Lovingston
Nelson County, Virginia
10:53 AM Sheriff Brooks: “All clear, nothing but papers found in case, more investigation in coming days.”
10:51 AM Area fire & rescue agencies that were on alert and standby have been told to stand down.
10:42AM – Sheriff Brooks: “Xray shows nothing in package, authorities about to open and inspect.”
Original Post from 10:28 AM on 2.9.12
The Virginia State Police, Nelson Sheriff’s Office and various other support teams are on the scene of what’s being described as a suspisious package found this morning just outside of the BB&T bank in Lovingston.
Nelson County Sheriff David Brooks conforms to NCL the package was found this morning as the bank was opening. The building was evacuated and a perimeter set up. “It looks like some kind of old briefcase or something similar. But aroused enough suspicion by an employee to contact police,” Sheriff Brooks tells NCL Thursday morning. The sheriff went on to say that a special Virginia State Police bomb unit is on the scene with equipment capable of shooting an x-ray to determine if the package might contain anything harmful, or simply nothing at all.
