Suspicious Mail or Packages
Definitions
- Suspicious Parcel or Object
- Anything that is out of place and cannot be accounted for, or any item suspected of being an explosive device
Actions to Take
If you receive or discover a suspicious letter or package
- Do not touch, tamper with, or move it
- Call 9-1-1 and report what you suspect immediately to UCPD
- Campus police will determine if evacuation or other action is necessary
- Notify your supervisor of what you suspect
Additional Information/Follow-up Activities
Indicators that make a letter or package suspicious:
- Powdery substance, oily stains, major discoloration, or crystallization on outside
- Unexpected letter from someone unfamiliar, has no return address, or is postmarked from a foreign country that may or may not match the return address
- Excessive postage, a handwritten or poorly typed address, no name, or misspelled common words
- Unusual weight given size, excessively bulky or lopsided or oddly shaped, or has an unusual amount of tape
- Has a strange odor
- Addressed to someone no longer with your organization, uses a wrong title, or reflects outdated personal information concerning addressee
- Has restrictive endorsements such as "Personal" or "To Be Opened By Addressee Only"