Deputies Investigating Reports Of Suspicious Substance In Newbury Park Home

NEWBURY PARK (CBSLA) — The Ventura County Sheriff's Department was investigating reports of a suspicious substance found in the garage of a Newbury Park home Tuesday night.

According to the sheriff's department, the home in the 400 block of Whitegate Road is a bank-owned vacant property. Police said a prospective buyer was looking at the home and noticed some containers with a chemical substance in them in the garage.

The Ventura County fire and sheriff's departments responded. No evacuations have been ordered.

The investigation is ongoing.