Suspicious Package
If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 9-1-1 immediately.
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Prepare
Preparation steps
- Ensure laboratory contacts for emergencies are up to date.
Respond
What to look for when receiving a suspicious letter
- No return address
- Restrictive markings
- Misspelled words
- Unknown powder or suspicious substance
- Possibly mailed from a foreign country
- Excessive postage
- If you receive a suspicious letter:
- Stop! Do NOT handle it
- Isolate it immediately
- Do not open, smell or taste it
- Immediately call UCPD by calling 9-1-1.
What to look for when receiving a suspicious package
- Excessive tape
- Oily stains and/or discoloration on wrapping
- Strange odor
- Addressed incorrectly
- Rigid or bulky
- Lopsided or uneven
- Protruding wires
- If you receive a suspicious package:
- Stop! Do NOT handle it
- Isolate it immediately
- Do not open, smell or taste it
- Immediately call UCPD by dialing 9-1-1.