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CRIME Grant County sheriff hospitalized as investigation continues into mailings Jackson County among those targeted by suspicious packages Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jul. 28, 2015 at 9:08 AM Posted Jul. 28, 2015 at 9:08 AM » Social News from The Associated Press and local reports Authorities are continuing the investigation into suspicious packages mailed to sheriff's offices around Oregon, including one that sent an Eastern Oregon sheriff to the hospital. Oregon State Police said Monday that some of the packages contained an unknown substance. Police did not say how many packages were received or which government buildings received them. Hazardous materials teams and investigators have responded to the scenes. The East Oregonian in Pendleton reported that Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer was taken to a hospital for treatment and observation Monday afternoon after opening an envelope addressed to him that contained white powder. The newspaper said Palmer developed a physical reaction.  The Jackson County Sheriff's Department in southwest Oregon was among the agencies receiving the mailings. After a package was discovered at the office in White City, the department's main building was evacuated for about three hours. The package was turned over to federal authorities. Sheriff's Capt. Nathan Sickler declined on Monday to reveal any details about the mailing. Sgt. Christine Bronson said this morning that no one at the department was exhibiting any ill effects following receipt of the letter. A spokesman for the Association of Oregon Counties said Monday that the situation appeared to have affected more than half of Oregon’s 36 counties. “Our understanding is that these suspicious envelopes have been going to sheriff’s offices,” AOC communications director Eric Schmidt told the Corvallis Gazette-Times. “We’re aware of at least 17 counties being involved.” Reports from various news outlets around the state also mentioned suspicious parcels being received in Harney, Wasco, Baker, Sherman, Umatilla, Washington, Marion and Tillamook counties. Sgt. Bob Ray, public information officer with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, told the Oregonian newspaper that the letter received there was addressed to the sheriff's office and written in a watercolor-like medium. It had a letter inside, but Ray would not disclose the contents of the letter. "I will tell you that the message in the letter was difficult to understand," Ray told the Oregonian. "I can't really get into too many more details besides that." Ray didn't say whether that letter contained a suspicious substance. The Washington County Sheriff's Office employee who opened the letter was wearing gloves, which is protocol at the Washington County Sheriff's Office, Ray said. The employee did not exhibit any unusual symptoms after opening the letter. U.S. Postal Inspector Jeremy Leder told KATU-TV in Portland that it is "very likely" the mailings are related. Because letters sent within the state can have different dates of delivery, more letters may arrive at their locations this week, he said. Leder said he couldn't comment on the content of the letters, but he said there is no reason to believe the general public is at risk. 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