Cops: Crushed aspirin leads to Tarrytown hazmat scare
Photo credit: Elizabeth Daza | Emergency personnel respond to a possible hazmat situation in Tarrytown. (Oct. 12, 2012)
A hazardous materials team was dispatched to a Tarrytown home Friday morning after a woman reported a "white powdery substance" in her aspirin bottle, authorities said.
Authorities believe the powder was crushed aspirin and later said there was no health threat.
The woman, who lives on Independence Street in Tarrytown, initially called the Westchester County Department of Health and...
