Any suspicion of building sabotage should be reported to UAPD at 205-348-5454 or 911. If the building sabotage has created unsafe working conditions, please safely evacuate. Facilities will repair any damages after the investigation. Follow guidance from university officials.
If you receive or discover a suspicious package or device:
- Do not touch, move, or tamper with it.
- Call the University Police immediately at 205-348-5454.
- Do not use a cell phone within 300 feet of the suspicious package.
What constitutes a suspicious letter or parcel?
Suspicious Package Poster (pdf)
Letters or packages that have the following characteristics ought to trigger suspicion:
- Have powdery substances on the outside.
- Are unexpected or from someone unfamiliar to you.
- Have excessive postage, handwritten or poorly typed address, incorrect titles or titles with no name, or misspelling of common words.
- Are addressed to someone no longer with your organization or are otherwise outdated.
- Have no return address or have one that can’t be verified as legitimate.
- Are of unusual weight, given their size, or are lopsided or oddly shaped.
- Have an unusual amount of tape.
- Are marked with restrictive endorsements, such as “Personal” or “Confidential.”
- Have strange odors or stains.