NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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Members of the Collingwood Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) determined the report of a suspicious package received at the Canada Post Office in Thornbury to be harmless.
On Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, at approximately 9:18 a.m., Collingwood OPP, along with the Town of Blue Mountain Fire Department, responded to a report of a suspicious package at the Canada Post office in Thornbury.
The investigation revealed that a letter had been dipped in a harmless substance to enhance the fragrance of the parcel. The incident was deemed non-suspicious.
Collingwood OPP would like to remind residents that parcels emitting a strange odour will be flagged and investigated.
For more information on how to identify a suspicious package and what to do, please visit this link.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call Collingwood OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers to remain anonymous at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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