Church Street and Main Street were closed from Town Gall to the intersection with Maple Street.
Credit: Ellington Volunteer fire department Author: Rick Lessard (FOX61) Updated: 8:22 AM EST February 13, 2021
ELLINGTON, Conn. Connecticut State Police received a call of a suspicious package left in the US Post Office area on Friday around 04:38 pm.
As a precaution measure, police closed Church Street and Main Street to investigate from Town Gall to the intersection with Maple Street.
Upon their arrival, police found a backpack placed directly next to the mailbox by the building s front door. Police say that witnesses saw a man dropping the item on the premises and then left.