Hazmat response at Milwaukee police station, substance unidentified
Scene at MPD District 2
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police recovered an unknown substance on Wednesday, leading to a hazmat response on the city's south side.
Police were called to the area of Layton and National shortly before 5 p.m. They brought the substance from there to the District 2 Station near 3rd and Lincoln for drug testing.
While at District 2, police said concern arose that the substance could be hazardous. The Milwaukee Fire Department was then called, and the streets around the police station were blocked off.
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MFD cleared the building to resume normal operations shortly before 9:30 p.m.
Preliminary tests did not determine what the substance was, and police said it was submitted to the Wisconsin State Crime Lab for further testing.