Police said Thursday that packages with mysterious white powder were sent to at least five Manhattan schools.
According to the NYPD, each school received a white envelope with an address written in block letters containing the suspicious substance, which was later found to be harmless.
“It appears that the sender’s purpose is to cause disruption and alarm,” police said in a statement.
One of the incidents on Tuesday morning at River Park Nursery School on the Upper West Side, Patch reported.
All 19 children and four employees were evacuated inside the building on Amsterdam Avenue near 95th Street.
Police did not provide any information on the possible suspect.
People who receive suspicious mail should not handle packages and instead call 911 immediately, the NYPD warned.
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