How To Identify Suspicious Packages/Letters
 
 What makes a package or letter "suspicious"?
li Excessive postage 
 
li Handwritten or poorly typed addresses 
 
li Incorrect titles or names
 
li Title, but no name
 
li Misspellings of common words
 
li Oily stains, discolorations or odor
 
li No return address
 
li Lopsided or uneven envelope
 
li Excessive security measures such as masking tape, string, etc.
 
li Marked with restrictive endorsements such as 'Personal' or 'Confidential'
 
li Shows a city or state in the postmark that does not match the return address
 
If you have received what you believe may be a suspicious package or letter, do not handle it. Leave the immediate area of the item and call the Henry County Sheriff's Office at 309-937-3911, or the non-emergency number for your local Police Department or Sheriff's Office. If you have handled the item, wash your hands with soap and water and call your local Sheriff's Office or Police Department. In either case, keep everyone else away from the immediate area of the item. Do not call 9-1-1 for suspicious mail, use the non-emergency numbers listed in your phone book.
 
If you notice what you believe may be a suspicious package left alone in a public area, DO NOT APPROACH THE PACKAGE. Notify the building's security staff, if there is one, or the local law enforcement for that location. Keep everyone else away from the package, do NOT use cell phones anywhere near the package, and remain calm. Be prepared to evacuate the area if necessary.

 
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