Suspicious Package / Envelope / Object

If you receive or discover a suspicious package, envelope or object:  

• Do not touch, tamper with, move, cover, insulate or open the package.  
• Keep people away.  
• Notify DPS at 541-346-6666.

Detecting Suspicious Packages / Envelopes / Objects:

Suspicious packages do not have to be delivered by a carrier. The following characteristics have been designated by the FBI as indicators of suspicious packages: 

• Rigid or bulky.
• A lopsided or uneven package.
• Misspelled words or poorly typed/written addresses, names or labels. Check to see if the company exists and if they sent a package or letter.
• Packages wrapped in string or excessive tape.
• Strange odor.
• No postage, non-canceled postage, or excessive postage.
• Handwritten notes, such as, “To Be Opened in the Privacy of,” “Confidential,” Your Lucky Day is Here,” “Prize Enclosed.”
• Restrictive markings such as confidential, personal, etc.
• Improper spelling of common names, places, or titles.
• Generic or incorrect titles. Titles with no name attached.
• Leaks, oily stains, protruding wires, discoloration, or crystallization on wrapper. Powdery substance on or in the package/envelope.
• Hand delivered or “dropped off for a friend” packages or letters.
• No return address or nonsensical return address.
• Mailed from a foreign country.
• Any letters or packages arriving before or after a phone call from an unknown person asking if the item was received.