Suspicious Packages

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Suspicious Packages

• Capitol Police Department

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Objectives

• Give our community (state employees) knowledge of
  suspicious packages.

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Objectives

• Give our community (state employees) knowledge of
  suspicious packages.
• What is a suspicious package or letter

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Objectives

• Give our community (state employees) knowledge of
  suspicious packages.
• What is a suspicious package or letter
• What to do if you have a suspicious item

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Objectives

• Give our community (state employees) knowledge of
  suspicious packages.
• What is a suspicious package or letter
• What to do if you have a suspicious item
• What to do to minimize your risk before police
  arrive

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Detecting Suspicious Packages or Letters

• Important

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Detecting Suspicious Packages or Letters

• Important
• The item does not have to be delivered by a
  carrier. Most bombers set up and deliver the bomb
  themselves.

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Suspicious Packages or Letters

• If delivered by carrier, inspect for lumps,
  bulges, or protrusions, without applying pressure.

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Suspicious Packages or Letters

• If delivered by carrier, inspect for lumps,
  bulges, or protrusions, without applying
  pressure.
• If delivered by carrier, balance check if
  lopsided or heavy sided.

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Suspicious Packages or Letters

• Handwritten addresses or labels from companies
  are improper. Check to see if the company exists
  and if they sent a package or letter.

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Suspicious Packages or Letters

• Packages wrapped in string are automatically
  suspicious, as modern packaging materials have
  eliminated the need for twine or string.

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Suspicious Packages or Letters

• Excessive postage on small packages or letters
  indicate that the object was not weighed by Post
  Office.

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Suspicious Packages or Letters

• Excessive postage on small packages or letters
  indicate that the object was not weighed by Post
  Office.
• No postage or non-canceled postage.

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Suspicious Packages or letters

• Any Foreign writing, addresses, or postage.

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Suspicious Packages or letters

• Any Foreign writing, addresses, or postage.
• Handwritten notes, such as to be opened in the
  privacy of and CONFIDENTIAL

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Suspicious Packages or letters

• Any Foreign writing, addresses, or postage.
• Handwritten notes, such as to be opened in the
  privacy of and CONFIDENTIAL
• Improper spelling of common names, places or
  titles.

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Suspicious Packages or letters

• Any Foreign writing, addresses, or postage.
• Handwritten notes, such as to be opened in the
  privacy of and CONFIDENTIAL
• Improper spelling of common names, places or
  titles.
• Generic or incorrect titles.

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Suspicious Packages or Letters

• Leaks, stains, or protruding wires, string, tape,
  etc.

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Suspicious Packages or Letters

• Leaks, stains, or protruding wires, string, tape,
  etc.
• Packages or letters hand-delivered or dropped off
  for a friend.

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Suspicious Packages or Letters

• No return address or nonsensical return address.

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Suspicious Packages or Letters

• No return address or nonsensical return address.
• Any letters or packages arriving before or after
  a phone call from unknown person asking if item
  was received.

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What is suspicious about this
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Bombs

• Most bombs are homemade and are limited in their
  design only by the imagination of, and the
  resources available to the bomber.

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Detecting Packages or letters

• Be aware of your work area.

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Detecting Packages or letters

• Be aware of your work area.
• Take time to look around your work area when you
  arrive and leave.

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Detecting Packages or letters

• Be aware of your work area.
• Take time to look around your work area when you
  arrive and leave.
• Your work space and common areas near it.

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Detecting Packages or letters

• Be aware of your work area.
• Take time to look around your work area when you
  arrive and leave.
• Your work space and common areas near it.
• If you notice something, ask co-workers if its
  theirs or if they know who it belongs to.

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Detecting Packages or letters

• Know your Co-workers.

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Detecting Packages or letters

• Know your Co-workers.
• If you notice someone walking around your work
  area. Ask if you can help him or her politely.

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Detecting Packages or letters

• Know your Co-workers.
• If you notice someone walking around your work
  area. Ask if you can help him or her politely.
• They may have a legitimate reason for being there.

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Detecting Packages or letters

• Know your Co-workers.
• If you notice someone walking around your work
  area. Ask if you can help him or her politely.
• They may have a legitimate reason for being
  there.
• If not, you may stop them from doing something
  because they know the workers watch their areas.

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Detecting Packages or letters

• The building security is a big part of giving
  people the opportunity to do something like this.

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Detecting Packages or letters

• The building security is a big part of giving
  people the opportunity to do something like this.
• When you exit the building, make sure doors
  secure behind you.

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Detecting Packages or letters

• The building security is a big part of giving
  people the opportunity to do something like this.
• When you exit the building, make sure doors
  secure behind you.
• Its your responsibility to help us with security
  and your safety. Help us make sure buildings are
  secure when you leave.

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Chemical or Biological Agents

• Important fact

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Chemical or Biological Agents

• Important fact
• The United States Postal Service has not had one
  confirmed incident involving the use of the mails
  to transmit any weapons of mass destruction to
  include chemical or biological agents. (Oct. 1st)

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Chemical or Biological Agents

• Important fact
• The United States Postal Service has not had one
  confirmed incident involving the use of the mails
  to transmit any weapons of mass destruction to
  include chemical or biological agents. (Oct. 1st)
• There are now three confirmed incidents

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Chemical or Biological Agents

• Important fact
• The United States Postal Service has not had one
  confirmed incident involving the use of the mails
  to transmit any weapons of mass destruction to
  include chemical or biological agents. (Oct. 1st)
• There are now three confirmed incidents
• Since September 11th, 30 billion packages or
  letters have gone through USPS

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Anthrax

• There are three types of infection

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Anthrax

• There are three types of infection
• Cutaneous (most common)

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Anthrax

• There are three types of infection
• Cutaneous (most common)
• Gastrointestinal

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Anthrax

• There are three types of infection
• Cutaneous (most common)
• Gastrointestinal
• Inhalational

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Chemical or Biological Agents

• Skin and clothing offer a protection barrier to
  biological agents, few organisms adhere to skin
  or clothing.

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Chemical or Biological Agents

• Skin and clothing offer a protection barrier to
  biological agents, few organisms adhere to skin
  or clothing.
• Simple removal of clothing eliminates a great
  majority of surface contamination.

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Chemical or Biological Agents

• Skin and clothing offer a protection barrier to
  biological agents, few organisms adhere to skin
  or clothing.
• Simple removal of clothing eliminates a great
  majority of surface contamination.
• Showering with soap and water removes 99.99
  percent of the few organisms left on skin.

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Opening letters

• Please DO NOT BLOW into envelope to get it open
  and remove letter.

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Suspicious Packages or Letters

• If you have a suspicious package. (unopened)

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Suspicious Packages or Letters

• If you have a suspicious package. (unopened)
• Isolate package

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Suspicious Packages or Letters

• If you have a suspicious package. (unopened)
• Isolate package
• Call Capitol Police 6-7700 or local agency

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Suspicious Packages or Letters

• If you have a suspicious package. (unopened)
• Isolate package
• Call Capitol Police 6-7700 or local agency
• Evacuate immediate area (explosive device)

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Suspicious Packages or Letters

• If you have a suspicious package. (unopened)
• Isolate package
• Call Capitol Police 6-7700 or local agency
• Evacuate immediate area (explosive device)
• Complainant and/or person locating package should
  stay and make contact with officers.

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Suspicious materials in letters

• Opened letter contains powder or sticky substance.

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Suspicious materials in letters

• Opened letter contains powder or sticky
  substance.
• Isolate contaminated letter, do not move item.

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Suspicious materials in letters

• Opened letter contains powder or sticky
  substance.
• Isolate contaminated letter, do not move item.
• Touch little as possible.

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Suspicious materials in letters

• Opened letter contains powder or sticky
  substance.
• Isolate contaminated letter, do not move item.
• Touch little as possible.
• Evacuate area, notify Police

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Suspicious materials in letters

• Opened letter contains powder or sticky
  substance.
• Isolate contaminated letter, do not move item.
• Touch little as possible.
• Evacuate area, notify Police
• Wash hands, isolate yourself from others in
  restroom.

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Suspicious materials in letters

• Opened letter contains powder or sticky
  substance.
• Isolate contaminated letter, do not move item.
• Touch little as possible.
• Evacuate area, notify Police
• Wash hands, isolate yourself from others in
  restroom.
• Police Department will notify HAZMAT

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Suspicious materials in letters

• Opened letters (continued)
• All evacuated personnel stay until released by
  Authorities. We need to get all personnel
  information from people that were in that area.

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Suspicious items

• If you believe you have a suspicious item, Please
  contact the Capitol Police Department at 266-7700.

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Suspicious items

• If you believe you have a suspicious item, Please
  contact the Capitol Police Department at
  266-7700.
• Reminder do not use phone and radio near item.

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Suspicious items

• If you believe you have a suspicious item, Please
  contact the Capitol Police Department at
  266-7700.
• Reminder do not use phone and radio near item.
• If you have an questions, please contact Sergeant
  Blackdeer at 267-9430 or at dan.blackdeer_at_doa.s
  tate.wi.us