A suspicious package addressed to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin prompted a bomb scare Dec. 23, but was later discovered to contain horse manure. (Reuters)A suspicious package that appeared Saturday night in the swanky Los Angeles neighborhood of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin prompted lengthy street closures and a sizable response by local and federal authorities, including members of the Los Angeles Police Department’s bomb squad. But the bomb scare was a false alarm, police told local media, after the package was discovered to contain only horse manure. Secret Service agents and Los Angeles police, including bomb-squad officers, soon swarmed the area to investigate the package. The Secret Service said Sunday that it was “aware of this matter” but referred all questions back to Los Angeles police.

Source: Washington Post December 24, 2017 16:26 UTC