The Saskatoon lawyer representing a woman accused of sending suspicious packages in 2016 has become the latest target of a suspicious package call in the city.
Police and fire crews were called to Brian Pfefferle’s law office on 21st Street East on Thursday morning for a report of a suspicious package.
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It was the sixth suspicious package call in the city since March 16.
Testing by Saskatoon Fire Department hazmat crews determined the white powder was non-hazardous.
“Our staff are well-prepared for these scenarios and have executed them flawlessly each and every time,” said SFD vice chief of communications Wayne Rodger.
“Our main concern is for the public and the risk these situations put them at,” he said.
Pfefferle is representing Alexa Emerson, who is accused of sending five packages containing unknown substances to various locations in Saskatoon last November.
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She is scheduled to start a four-day trial on mischief and utter threat charges starting on May 15.
Emerson also goes by the name Amanda Totchek and was previously implicated in a 2014 harassment case.
Saskatoon Police Service and the Saskatoon Fire Department spent nearly $67,000 responding to the November calls.
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Fire officials said not including today’s call, the cost to the department of responding to the calls this month is just over $75,000.
With files from Global’s Ryan Kessler
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