The potential threat led RCMP to seal off the detachment with a police car in front of the building and yellow “police line, do not cross” tape strung over the driveway. The product, he added, is in fact very safe. It appeared the person leaving it wanted police to follow up with the makers of the product, believing it to be unsafe, Bayda said. It came from a concerned anonymous person.”īayda said police didn’t want to disclose what the substance was because this might impede efforts to locate the person who left it. “There’s no biological hazard whatsoever and the substance that was found is non-threatening to anyone. Jason Bayda, acting detachment commander. “Our explosives disposal unit came up and checked on it and found there were no explosives whatsoever,” said Cpl. 27 and a note attached made it clear the package was intended to be found by police.Īn RCMP explosives expert sent from Vancouver determined the package was not a threat and the detachment was reopened around 4 p.m. The Osoyoos RCMP detachment was closed most of the day last Wednesday until an explosives expert determined that a suspicious package found on the driveway was not a threat. The detachment was closed to the public until explosives experts from Vancouver could determine that a suspicious package left in front of the detachment was in fact safe.

A police car was parked in front of the Osoyoos RCMP detachment last Wednesday holding up yellow police tape warning the public not to approach the building.

Suspicious package waste of time