UPS Reportedly Changes Shipping Policy After Austin Bombings

AUSTIN, TX — UPS, the world's largest shipping company, is making changes in how it processes packages in the wake of this month's serial bombings in Austin, according to a report.

The policy change is said to be a temporary measure, but the company has not set a date when it would be lifted, Spectrum News reported. For now, customers nationwide with unmarked packages will need to present photo identification before having their packages shipped, and those with sealed package will be asked to open them for a visual inspection, according to the new policy as reported by Spectrum News.

The news station further reported that the protocol for drop-off packages will remain unchanged. The new policy reportedly is being implemented at all UPS stores, company counters and authorized service locations.

But when Patch reached out to the company, a spokesperson declined to confirm details of reported changes.

"Thanks for reaching out to UPS," UPS spokeswoman Chelsea Lee began her email. "We have security measures in place but we do not discuss them in order to maintain their effectiveness. Thanks for your understanding."

Mark Anthony Conditt, 23, was identified as the culprit behind a series of parcel bombing that began March 2 that left two people dead and others injured. His terror campaign ended early Wednesday morning when he blew himself up just outside of Austin in Round Rock as police closed in on him.

The first handful of parcel bombs that claimed two lives and severely injured an elderly woman and one of the victim's mother were left on residents' doorsteps seemingly at random. But in the days before the bomber's self-inflicted death, he took to delivering his lethal packages via Federal Express facilities — surveillance camera footage from which helped police track him down.

FedEx officials have not conveyed any potential changes to their shipping policies.

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>>> Photo: Law enforcement officials investigate at the location where the suspected package bomber was killed in suburban Austin on March 21, 2018 in Round Rock, Texas. The 24-year-old suspect blew himself up inside his car as police approached the vehicle. A massive search had been underway by local and federal law enforcement officials in Austin and the surrounding area after several package bombs had detonated in recent weeks, killing two people and injuring several others. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)