FBI called to investigate after ‘suspicious package’ found at Springfield home, police say

SPRINGFIELD — The Federal Bureau of Investigations is investigating after a suspicious package was found at a Springfield home Wednesday.

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As reported on News Center 7 at 11, around 2:40 p.m. Springfield police received a call from the 800 block of Champion Avenue stating that a suspicious package was found on a doorstep.

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Police said that the package had a note on it stating it was from what the Anti-Defamation League considers a neo-nazi group.

The Dayton Bomb Squad investigated and ultimately gave the package to the FBI to investigate, according to a Springfield lieutenant.

We are working to learn more and will continue to follow this story.

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