Suspicious Letters and Packages
A suspicious letter or package may have some of these indications:
- No return address
- Restrictive markings
- Excessive postage
- Misspelled words
- Addressed to a title only, or an incorrect title
- Badly typed or written
- Protruding wires
- Lopsided or uneven
- Rigid or bulky
- Strange odor
- Oily stains, discolorations or crystallization on wrapper
- Excessive tape or string
If you receive a suspicious letter or package:
- Treat it as suspect! Call LCC Police by dialing 911.
- Handle with care. Don't shake or bump.
- Isolate the letter or package.
- Don't open, smell or taste.
If a parcel is open and/or a threat is identified:
- For a bomb:
- Evacuate immediately.
- Call LCC Police by dialing 911.
- For radiological:
- Limit exposure - don't handle.
- Evacuate immediately.
- Shield yourself from the object.
- Call LCC Police by dialing 911.
- For biological or chemical:
- Limit exposure - don't handle.
- If exposed, isolate yourself from others to prevent spreading the agent.
- Call LCC Police by dialing 911.
- Flush exposed skin with large quantities of water for at least 15 minutes.
(Source: FBI General Information Bulletin 2000-3)
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