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Suspicious Activity Reporting Information
In light of recent events, the Washington Regional Threat Analysis Center (WRTAC) is disseminating these suspicious activity indicators for your awareness.
What should you look for?
It’s always important to evaluate what constitutes unusual and suspicious behavior. The key word is “behavior”. To be classified as a SAR, the report must be submitted in response to an observable behavior. It is of the utmost importance that we protect the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties of our citizens. If the report is not based on suspicious
activity
, it does not constitute a SAR.
The following are examples of unusual activities that should cause a heightened sense of suspicion:
· Questioning individuals at a level beyond mere curiosity about particular facets of a building’s purpose, operations, or security procedures. Demonstrating unusual interest such that a reasonable person would consider the activity suspicious. Examples include observation through binoculars, taking notes, attempting to measure distances, etc.
· Taking pictures or video of facilities, buildings, or infrastructure in a manner that would arouse suspicion in a reasonable person. Examples include taking pictures or video of infrequently used access points, personnel performing security functions (patrols, badge/vehicle checking), or security-related equipment (perimeter fencing, security cameras), etc.
· Abandoned packages constitute an implied threat due to the unknown nature of the contents.
· Unauthorized personnel attempting to enter a restricted area or protected site.
· Impersonation of authorized personnel (e.g. police/security, fire/EMS personnel, janitor)
· Presenting false or misusing insignia, documents, and/or identification, to misrepresent one’s affiliation.
· Stealing or copying something associated with a facility/infrastructure (e.g., badges, uniforms, identification, emergency vehicles, technology, or documents)
· Communicating a threat to damage or compromise a facility/infrastructure
· Acquisition and/or storage of unusual quantities of materials such as cell phones, pagers, fuel, chemicals, toxic materials, and timers, such that a reasonable person would suspect possible criminal activity
What do you do next?
If you observe any suspicious activity, please submit a report to the iWatch system at
https://www.iwatchdc.org
Please describe the incident in as much detail as possible and include your contact information for additional follow-up, as needed. Please note, this site is not designed to report emergencies. If you have an emergency, call 911.
Every report will be reviewed by analysts. Providing your contact information is required to ensure that Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) personnel can contact you to follow up with additional questions. If you prefer to make an anonymous report, contact MPD at (202) 727-9099.
Thank you for assisting us to keep DC safe!
Amanda Greenberg
Lead Counterterrorism Intelligence Analyst
Washington Regional Threat Analysis Center (WRTAC)
2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20032
Office: (202) 481-3026
Cell: (202) 997-4287
Email:
amanda.greenberg@dc.gov
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