Items found at Irvine home prompts hazmat response, FBI investigation – NBC Los Angeles

A hazmat team was called to a home in Irvine after police received a call from a concerned homeowner who reported suspicious activity.

Law enforcement responded to a home on Cartwheel on Monday after receiving a report of suspicious circumstances at a home. After police examined the scene, officers determined that items at the home required further evaluation, prompting them to call the Orange County Fire Authority for help from its hazmat unit.

Later that evening, the FBI responded to the scene and took over the investigation.

“The FBI’s Evidence Response Team and Hazardous Evidence Response Team responded to a residence in Irvine, California at the request of the Orange County Fire Authority,” the federal agency said in a statement. “The FBI continues to work this matter jointly with the Irvine Police Department, the Orange County Fire Authority and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. There is no known threat to public safety. As this is an ongoing investigation, we are not able to provide additional information at this time.”

NewsChopper4 was over the scene Wednesday, where several police cruisers and a staged investigation area was established in the neighborhood. It’s unclear what items law enforcement is investigating.