Subway HQ Receives Suspicious Powder After Recent Firings
Subway Restaurants’ Milford, Conn., headquarters received a package with a powdery substance on Thursday that’s being investigated by the local police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to the NY Post.
Radiological Dispersal Devices (RDD): A Legitimate Threat Without the Fanfare
While everyone has heard of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) either through the news, movies, or personal experiences, a surprisingly small number have heard of Radiological Dispersal Devices (RDD). An RDD combines a traditional explosive with radioactive material and has the potentiality to contaminate an entire work environment. RDDs and other similar radiological threats are just […]
“Unknown White Powder” is a Rising Threat — and it’s Not Just Anthrax
The numbers are on the rise, consistently in the news and yet these events seem to go by without any significant change to policy. Today, whether it is inmates sending a hoax package with white powder to a district attorney or three staff members in a prison falling ill due to exposure to an unknown […]
Global Security Intelligence Report 12/14/2018
Only the major events make the headlines, but if you are staying in tune with mailroom security news around the world then you know how often these things happen. Here are some stories we’ve tracked over the past two weeks: In Norway, a man was arrested for sending packages containing explosives to a police station. […]
Global Security Incident News 11/30/18
Global Incident News Exclusively For RAYSECUR™ Customers & VIP List Members We collect and send security threatening news covered by RAYSECUR™ team directly to your inbox. This is closed group exclusively for our customers and people manually added upon request. Request Free Enrollment In the past two weeks we have seen many instances of mail threats […]
“Postal Terrorism” Surprisingly Common
Postal Terrorism has led the headlines recently because of the pipe bomb letters from October. Nothing makes headlines more than the word “bomb”. When it’s such a high profile case as the letter bombs from October, everyone is on edge for a bit. After a while, we start to focus on other news stories and […]
Reflections – October Mail Bomb Attempts
The last two weeks were crazy. The country is on high alert in the aftermath of the letter bombing attempts targeting members of the Democratic party, the media, and liberals in general. The suspect, Cesar Sayoc, made his first court appearance on Monday. But reports are still coming in from across the country about new […]
White Powder, Unknown Substance, Letter Bombs
When it comes to mail room security, it’s a cat and mouse game. There is no perfect one-size-fits-all solution. Whether it’s suspicious powder, or letter bombs, the goal in mail room security is to be as diligent as possible. Mail rooms are still the weakest link in physical security. This week we’ve seen more examples […]
Package Forces Brief Evacuation of Ted Cruz’s Headquarters
HOUSTON — A spokeswoman for Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says a package addressed to Cruz’s Houston campaign headquarters caused a lockdown, which was later lifted. The Houston Fire Department says two people were taken to a hospital Tuesday after apparently being exposed to a “white powdery substance,” though it didn’t provide details about the two […]
Shakedown at Louisiana prison after inmates die from possible drug overdose
BATON ROUGE, La. — Two inmates at Angola died Wednesday night of apparent drug overdoses, raising concerns in the Department of Corrections about correctional officers smuggling drugs — in particular synthetic marijuana or “mojo” — inside prison walls, officials said. The two deaths appear to be the first fatal overdoses in the Louisiana State Penitentiary […]