PhotoA box filled with manure and addressed to Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, was left Saturday at his neighbor’s home in the upscale Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, the police told KNBC-TV. Helicopter footage from the station showed the manure spilling onto the ground after the authorities emptied the box, which was covered in Christmas wrapping paper. The Los Angeles Police Department told the television station KTLA the package contained horse manure. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyA Police Department spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday. Mr. Mnuchin, who was home at the time, “was made aware of the situation” but was not in immediate danger, Rob Weise, a watch commander with the Police Department, told KNBC.

Source: New York Times December 24, 2017 23:48 UTC