The department of Homeland security has a great campaign
which encourages citizens and security professionals to help law enforcement
identify suspicious activity. Since the recent events in the news I wanted to
highlight some of the things you can do as a private citizen to help law
enforcement identify suspicious activity. An alert private citizen could be the
difference in preventing a terrorist attack.
We would to thank our local and federal law enforcement professionals in
the quick resolution to the recent attack here in NJ and NY.
When you are traveling shopping, driving round town or conducting
your daily activities you have to be vigilant. The smallest thing could be very
significant in preventing an attack. A few examples are any unusual items left
unattended such as bags, backpacks, suitcase or boxes should be reported, a
vehicle parked in a no parking area close to a building unattended for a period
of time. A person displaying odd
behavior such as questioning individuals about the operations or the security of
a complex should be brought to the attention of your local law enforcement
professionals. A person loitering around
a certain area or prolonged observation of a building especially if they use a
smartphone or binoculars to record information about the building this activity
must be reported immediately to your local law enforcement. Please remember
race, ethnicity, religious affiliation are not suspicious activity.
The safety of our nation falls on everyone working together
and communicating with each other. So you need to communicate some vital
information when you call first who and what you saw, where did you see it,
when did it happen and lastly what made you feel uncomfortable about what you
saw, what was the unusual activity? When
you are making a notification on any type of suspicious activity do not use
email, text message you need to call in the information. Any type of fire or
medical emergency you must call 911 know the difference. Should you have any questions please contact
your local law enforcement of visit the Homeland security website at https://www.dhs.gov/https://www.dhs.gov/.
I hope this post was helpful as always please leave a
comment
Mark Carvajal
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