OPS 0707 Suspicious Mail/Packages/Items
Purpose
To provide guidelines to agency members when responding to calls for service regarding suspicious mail or other items.
Summary
Members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) will respond to calls involving suspicious mail or other items and follow the below guidelines to ensure that scene safety and integrity is maintained. The intentional delivery of a biological or chemical agent by anyone is a crime. The false report of a chemical or biological event is a crime. Each report of an event will be treated as a crime scene until it is determined to be otherwise.
